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ASOURCEUB92 - Admission source, (UB-92 standard coding)

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Three HCUP data elements contain information on the source of admission:

ASOURCEUB92 (available beginning in 2002 for HCUP data in general, and in 2003 for the NIS) indicates the source of admission and uses the same coding as the source of admission data element on the UB-92 claim form. ASOURCEUB92 has more detailed categories for routine admissions and transfers from other health facilities than the HCUP data element ASOURCE. Some states do not provide enough detail in the coding of the source of admission to accurately code ASOURCEUB92. For these states, the data element ASOURCEUB92 is not available.
ASOURCE (available for all data years) indicates the source of the admission (emergency department; transfer from a hospital; routine, birth and other; etc.) recoded into HCUP uniform values. Routine, birth, and other (ASOURCE=5) include referrals from physicians, clinics, and HMOs. Transfer from a hospital may include transfers within the same hospital as well as transfers between hospitals. If the data source does not provide the admission source, then beginning in the 1998 data, ASOURCE is not present on the HCUP files. In the 1988-1997 data, ASOURCE is retained on the HCUP files and is set to unavailable from source (.B).
ASOURCE_X (available beginning in 1998 data) retains the source of admission as provided by the data source. The original values have not been recoded into uniform HCUP values and are source-specific. ASOURCE_X is available for all states that provide HCUP with information on admission source.

The Uniform Billing UB-04 Specifications changed Source of Admission to Point of Origin for Admission or Visit. While this change was scheduled to start as of October 1, 2007, the change-over date was not universally followed. To accommodate the new information two data elements were added to the HCUP databases - PointOfOriginUB04, for uniformly coded values, and PointOfOrigin_X, for values as received from source. During HCUP processing of the 2007 calendar year data, coding was examined by hospital and information was stored in ASOURCEUB92/ASOURCE_X and PointOfOriginUB04/PointOfOrigin_X as most appropriate. Sometimes there was not a succinct change from one coding scheme to another. Original source values are retained in ASOURCE_X and PointOfOrigin_X if there are any question about the coding.

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Uniform Values

Variable	Description	Value	Value Description
ASOURCEUB92	Admission source, (UB-92 standard coding)	1	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Physician referral
		2	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Clinic referral
		3	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) HMO referral
		4	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from a hospital
		5	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
		6	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from another health facility
		7	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Emergency room
		8	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Court/Law enforcement
		A	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
		B	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer From Another Home Health Agency
		C	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Readmission to Same Home Health Agency
		D	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from one distinct unit of the hospital to another distinct unit of the same hospital resulting in a separate claim to the payer
		E	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from Ambulatory Surgery Center
		F	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from Hospice and under Hospice plan
		Blank	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Missing/Invalid
		1	If newborn admissions (ATYPE = 4) Normal newborn
		2	If newborn admissions (ATYPE = 4) Premature delivery
		3	If newborn admissions (ATYPE = 4) Sick baby
		4	If newborn admissions (ATYPE = 4) Extramural birth
		Blank	If newborn admissions (ATYPE = 4) Missing/Invalid

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State Specific Notes

Hawaii

Hawaii
(Valid from 2002 - 2007)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
A	Transfer from a rural hospital primary care facility	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility (SNF)	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
--		A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility resulting in a separate claim to the payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Information not available, missing, invalid	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Information not available, missing, invalid	Blank	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92. There is no separate ASOURCE variable for newborns in 2002.

Kentucky

Kentucky
(Beginning in 2002)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from SNF	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a critical access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	Tsfr from hosp IP in same fac - sep clm to payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
9, Blank	Unknown, Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
11	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
12	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
13	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
14	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
09, 19, Blank	Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

Maine

Maine
(Beginning in 2002)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
B	Transfer from another home health agency	B	Transfer from another home health agency
C	Readmission to same home health agency	C	Readmission to same home health agency
D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admissions (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal birth	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature birth	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

Nebraska

Nebraska
(Beginning in 2002)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
B	Transfer from another home health agency
C	Readmission to same home health agency
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a critical access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
0, 9, Blank	Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
0, 9, Blank	Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

Nevada

Nevada
(Valid 2010-2012)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic Referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a Critical Access Hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	If non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4) Transfer from one distinct unit of the hospital to another distinct unit of the same hospital resulting in a separate claim to the payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer (beginning in 2006)
Blank, 9, any undocumented values	Unknown, Missing	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
9, any undocumented values;	Unknown, missing	Blank	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

New Jersey

This data element was discontinued starting in 2013

New Jersey
(Valid 2002-2012)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Outpatient of Clinic	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from an acute care hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a rural primary care hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	Inpatient transfers within the same facility	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
9, Blank	Unknown, Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery (if ATYPE = 4)	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery (if ATYPE = 4)	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby (if ATYPE = 4)	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth (if ATYPE =4)	4	Extramural birth
		.	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

North Carolina

North Carolina
(Beginning in 2002)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
0	Trans from psych substance_abuse or reha	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
Blank, 9, 0, I, N, U, Y	Missing, unknown	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
Blank, 0, 5, 6, 7, 9	Missing, unknown	Blank	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island
(Beginning in 2006)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a SNF	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
Z	Emergency room from nursing home	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer to a Critical Access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Information not available	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admissions (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Information not available	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Any values not documented by the data source	Invalid	Blank	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

Rhode Island
(2002-2005)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a SNF	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
Z	Emergency room from nursing home	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer to a Critical Access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Information not available	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admissions (TYPE = 4)
A, E	Normal birth, Newborn	1	Normal newborn
B	Premature birth	2	Premature delivery
C	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
D	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
F, 9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Stillborn, information not available	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Any values not documented by the data source	Invalid	Blank	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

South Carolina

Prior to 2002, South Carolina did not provide enough detail in the coding of ASOURCE_X to code the HCUP variable ASOURCEUB92.

South Carolina
(Valid 2002-2007)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a critical access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
0, 9, Blank	Information not available, Missing	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
0, 9, Blank	Information not available, Missing	Blank	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

Utah

Utah
(Beginning in 2002)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
B	Transfer from another HHA	B	Transfer from another home health agency
C	Readmission to same HHA	C	Readmission to the same home health agency
D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
E	Transfer from ambulatory surgery center	E	Transfer from Ambulatory Surgery Center
F	Transfer from hospice and is under a hospice plan of care or enrolled in a hospice program	F	Transfer from Hospice and under Hospice plan
0, 9, Blank, any undocumented values	Information not available, missing	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1, 5	Normal delivery, Born inside this hospital (starting Q4 07)	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4, 6	Extramural birth, Born outside this hospital (starting Q4 07)	4	Extramural birth
0, 9, Blank, any undocumented values	Invalid, Missing	.	Missing or Invalid
SID/SEDD: Admission source information was provided in two fields: one for newborns and one for all other patients. ASOURCE_X was assigned as follows: If a new born record (ATYPE=4) then ASOURCE_X = the newborn admission source. Else ASOURCE_X = the admission source for non-newborns
SASD: Admission source is provided in one field for all patients.

Vermont

Vermont
(Valid 2002 - 2007)
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a SNF	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a critical access hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access hospital
D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer	D	Transfer from Hospital Inpatient in the Same Facility Resulting in a Separate Claim to the Payer
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Information not available, Missing	Blank	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admission (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal delivery	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
9, Blank, Any undocumented values	Information not available	Blank	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin
ASOURCE_X		ASOURCEUB92
Value	Description	Value	Description
Non-newborn admissions (ATYPE NE 4)
1	Physician referral	1	Physician referral
2	Clinic referral	2	Clinic referral
3	HMO referral	3	HMO referral
4	Transfer from a hospital	4	Transfer from a hospital
5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility	5	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility
6	Transfer from another health care facility	6	Transfer from another health care facility
7	Emergency room	7	Emergency room
8	Court/Law enforcement	8	Court/Law enforcement
A	Transfer from a Critical Access Hospital	A	Transfer from a Critical Access Hospital
9, Blank	Unknown, missing	.	Missing or Invalid
Newborn Admissions (TYPE = 4)
1	Normal newborn	1	Normal newborn
2	Premature delivery	2	Premature delivery
3	Sick baby	3	Sick baby
4	Extramural birth	4	Extramural birth
--		.	Missing or Invalid
ASOURCE is coded directly from ASOURCEUB92.

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