STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #45.3 -- SURGICAL SPECIALTY FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^DIC(45.3, (16 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.3)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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The file contains the list of official codes that can be used when coding a surgical procedeure for a PTF record.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: d
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
IDENTIFIED BY: SPECIALTY (#1)[R]
POINTED TO BY: SURGICAL SPECIALTY field (#3) of the 401 sub-field (#45.01) of the PTF File (#45)
NATIONAL SURGICAL SPECIALTY field (#1) of the LOCAL SURGICAL SPECIALTY File (#137.45)
SURGICAL SPECIALTY field (#14.02) of the PFSS ACCOUNT File (#375)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: CODE(B), SPECIALTY(C)
45.3,.01 CODE 0;1 NUMBER (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(((X>62)!(X<48))&(X'=78))!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: JUL 30, 2007
HELP-PROMPT: Type a Number between 48 and 62, or 78
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the code for the surgical specialty. The code is a number between 48 and 62, or
78.
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 45.3^B
1)= S ^DIC(45.3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(45.3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
45.3,1 SPECIALTY 0;2 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>40!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 23, 1984
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the surgical specialty, 3-40 characters.
DESCRIPTION: This field contain the description of the surgical specialty. The field contains between 3 and 40
characters.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 45.3^C
1)= S ^DIC(45.3,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(45.3,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):