STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #71.99 -- MASTER RADIOLOGY PROCEDURE FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^RAMRPF(71.99, (9 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.0)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
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Per VHA Directive 2005-044, this file has been "locked down" by Data Standardization (DS). The file definition (i.e. data
dictionary) shall not be modified. All additions, changes and deletions to entries in the file shall be done by Enterprise
Reference Terminology (ERT) using the Master File Server (MFS), provided by Common Services (CS). Creating and/or editing locally
defined fields in the file are not permitted. Use of locally defined fields that were created prior to the VHA Directive's
2005-044 effective date shall not be supported.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: @
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
POINTED TO BY: MRPF NAME field (#900) of the RAD/NUC MED PROCEDURES File (#71)
MRPF NAME field (#900) of the NEW RAD PROCEDURE WORKUP File (#71.11)
REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM field (#99.97) of the MASTER RADIOLOGY PROCEDURE File (#71.99)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM(AREPLACETERM), VUID(AVUID), GOLD NAME(B), CPT CODE(C)
INDEXED BY: VUID & MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID (AMASTERVUID)
LAST MODIFIED: MAR 10,2017@13:28:41
71.99,.01 GOLD NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>60!($L(X)<1)!'(X'?1P.E) X
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-60 characters in length. The first 30 must be unique.
DESCRIPTION: Controlling field for the Master Radiology Procedure File (MRPF). This is the Gold Name (national
Name).
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
PRE-LOOKUP: I $G(DIC(0))["L",'$D(XUMF) K X D EN^DDIOL("Entries must be edited via the Master File Server (MFS).
","","!?5")
DELETE TEST: 1,0)= D:'$D(XUMF) EN^DDIOL("Entries must be inactivated via the Master File Server (MFS).","","!?5"
) I '$D(XUMF)
LAYGO TEST: 1,0)= D:'$D(XUMF) EN^DDIOL("Entries must be added via the Master File Server (MFS).","","!?5") I $D
(XUMF)
DELETE AUTHORITY: #
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 71.99^B
1)= S ^RAMRPF(71.99,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^RAMRPF(71.99,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
71.99,1 CPT CODE 0;3 FREE TEXT (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<5) X
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 5-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the CPT code most closely matching the procedures.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 71.99^C
1)= S ^RAMRPF(71.99,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^RAMRPF(71.99,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This the cross-reference of the CPT field allowing quick access to the CPT file (#81) for
additional information on the CPT.
71.99,2 LOINC CODE 0;4 FREE TEXT (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<5) X
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 5-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the LOINC most closely matching the procedure.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
71.99,2.2 LOINC SHORT DESCRIPTION 2;1 FREE TEXT (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>80!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-80 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
The short description assigned to this LOINC
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
71.99,2.3 LOINC LONG DESCRIPTION 3;0 WORD-PROCESSING #71.9901 (IGNORE "|")
LAST EDITED: MAR 08, 2016
DESCRIPTION:
This is the long description for this LOINC. This description can exceed 500 characters in length.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
LAST EDITED: MAR 08, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the long description for this LOINC. Word Processing field.
DESCRIPTION: This field holds the official long description of the LOINC. This field can be very long and
thus it is a word processing field.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
71.99,3 MRPF LONG NAME 1;0 WORD-PROCESSING #71.993 (IGNORE "|")
DESCRIPTION:
This the long name assigned to this entry. This name can exceed 500 characters.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
LAST EDITED: MAR 07, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the long (>60 characters) name of this procedure.
DESCRIPTION:
This ia a word processing field that will hold the long MRPF procedure name.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
71.99,99.97 REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM VUID;3 POINTER TO MASTER RADIOLOGY PROCEDURE FILE (#71.99) (audited)
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Term/Concept that replaces this entry.
DESCRIPTION: This field is populated when one Term/Concept replaces another Term/Concept. This field is
controlled by standardization and should only be changed by standardization processes. This field
contains a pointer to a VHA standard term that replaces this entry.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 71.99^AREPLACETERM
1)= S ^RAMRPF(71.99,"AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^RAMRPF(71.99,"AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross-reference can be used to identify the replacement entries associated with a
Term/Concept.
71.99,99.98 MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID VUID;2 SET (Required) (audited)
'0' FOR NO;
'1' FOR YES;
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Enter YES if this is the Master entry.
DESCRIPTION:
This field identifies the Master entry for a VUID associated with a Term/Concept.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
RECORD INDEXES: AMASTERVUID (#1419)
71.99,99.99 VUID VUID;1 FREE TEXT (Required) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S X=+X K:$L(X)>20!($L(X)<1)!'(X?1.20N) X
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-20 digits in length.
DESCRIPTION:
VHA Unique ID (VUID). A unique meaningless integer assigned to reference terms VHA wide.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 71.99^AVUID
1)= S ^RAMRPF(71.99,"AVUID",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^RAMRPF(71.99,"AVUID",$E(X,1,30),DA)
3)= This cross-reference is by VUID.
This cross-reference is by VUID.
RECORD INDEXES: AMASTERVUID (#1419)
71.99,99.991 EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME TERMSTATUS;0 DATE Multiple #71.9999 (Add New Entry without Asking)
LAST EDITED: MAR 08, 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Describes the pair Status and Effective Date/Time for each reference term.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
71.9999,.01 EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME 0;1 DATE (Required) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="ESTX" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X
LAST EDITED: APR 20, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the date/time when the Status of this term was established.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the date/time when the Status of the reference term was established.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 71.9999^B
1)= S ^RAMRPF(71.99,DA(1),"TERMSTATUS","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^RAMRPF(71.99,DA(1),"TERMSTATUS","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross-reference is by Effective Date/Time.
71.9999,.02 STATUS 0;2 SET (Required)
'1' FOR ACTIVE;
'0' FOR INACTIVE;
LAST EDITED: MAR 08, 2016
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Status of this term.
DESCRIPTION: The Status of a reference term is either 'ACTIVE' or 'INACTIVE'. If 'ACTIVE', then the term will
be accessible by end-users to document a particular patient event. If 'INACTIVE', then the term
will only be accessible by the application to display legacy data.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
MASTER RADIOLOGY PROCEDURE
(#71.99) REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM (#99.97)
File #71.99
Record Indexes:
AMASTERVUID (#1419) RECORD REGULAR IR SORTING ONLY
Short Descr: This cross-reference identifies the Master entry for a VUID.
Description: If multiple entries have the same VUID in the file, this cross-reference can be used to identify the Master
entry for a VUID associated with a Term/Concept.
Set Logic: S ^RAMRPF(71.99,"AMASTERVUID",$E(X(1),1,30),X(2),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^RAMRPF(71.99,"AMASTERVUID",$E(X(1),1,30),X(2),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^RAMRPF(71.99,"AMASTERVUID")
X(1): VUID (71.99,99.99) (Subscr 1) (Len 30) (forwards)
X(2): MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID (71.99,99.98) (Subscr 2) (forwards)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):