Central Distributor SEDD: Description of Data Elements

DQTR - Discharge quarter

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General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

Discharge quarter (DQTR) is derived from either the month of the discharge date or the supplied discharge quarter. If both of those fields are invalid or missing, DQTR is set to zero. For these cases, a temporary discharge quarter = 3 was used for the DRG grouper and ICD-9-CM verification routines because these algorithms require a valid discharge quarter. For HCUP inpatient data only, a temporary discharge quarter = 3 was used for the DRG grouper and ICD-9-CM verification routines when the discharge quarter was missing or invalid because these algorithms require a valid discharge quarter.

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Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description DQTR Discharge quarter 1 First quarter (Jan - Mar) 2 Second quarter (Apr - Jun) 3 Third quarter (Jul - Sep) 4 Fourth quarter (Oct - Dec) 0 Missing or invalid

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State Specific Notes

None

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