STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #9999999.28 -- SKIN TEST FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^AUTTSK( (9 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 1.0)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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Per VHA Directive, 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 the 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 shall not be supported.
This file contains Skin Tests. It consists of a full descriptive name, a Ten Character Abbreviated Name for the Health Summary and
other reports where spaces are limited, plus a Two Digit Code (IHS only).
This file was developed by IHS, and adopted by the VA for the source file representing Skin Tests.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS:
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
APPLICATION GROUP(S): PXRM
POINTED TO BY: FINDING ITEM field (#15) of the REMINDER DIALOG File (#801.41)
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS field (#.01) of the ADDITIONAL FINDINGS sub-field (#801.4118) of the REMINDER DIALOG File
(#801.41)
FINDING ITEM field (#.02) of the REMINDER FINDING ITEM PARAMETER File (#801.43)
FINDING ITEM field (#.04) of the EXTRACT FINDINGS sub-field (#810.31) of the REMINDER EXTRACT SUMMARY File (#810.3)
FINDING ITEM field (#.01) of the LREPI FINDING TOTALS sub-field (#810.32) of the REMINDER EXTRACT SUMMARY File
(#810.3)
FILE ENTRY field (#.01) of the PCE CODE MAPPING File (#811.1)
RELATED SUPPORTING FILE ENTRY field (#.02) of the PCE CODE MAPPING File (#811.1)
FINDING ITEM field (#.01) of the FINDINGS sub-field (#811.52) of the REMINDER TERM File (#811.5)
FINDING ITEM field (#.01) of the FINDINGS sub-field (#811.902) of the REMINDER DEFINITION File (#811.9)
SKIN TEST field (#.01) of the V SKIN TEST File (#9000010.12)
REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM field (#99.97) of the SKIN TEST File (#9999999.28)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM(AREPLACETERM), VUID(AVUID), NAME(B), MNEMONIC(B), CODE(C)
INDEXED BY: VUID & MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID (AMASTERVUID)
9999999.28,.01NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3)!'(X'?1P.E)!(X'?.ANP) X
LAST EDITED: MAR 03, 2015
HELP-PROMPT: Answer with Skin Test name (3-30 characters).
DESCRIPTION: This is the name of the skin test (e.g Cocci,PPD). The NAME must be at least 3 characters and no
more than 30 characters.
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: .01,0)= I 0
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 $D(
XUMF)
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.28^B
1)= S ^AUTTSK("B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK("B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
9999999.28,.02CODE 0;2 FREE TEXT (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<2)!'(X?2N) X I $D(X),$D(^AUTTSK("C",X)),'$D(^AUTTSK(
"C",X,DA)) K X D:'$D(ZTQUEUED) EN^DDIOL(" Already used! ")
LAST EDITED: NOV 24, 2014
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2 digits in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field is a two digit code representing this skin test.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field is not used by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is included for backward
compatibility with the Indian Health Service version of the file.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.28^C
1)= S ^AUTTSK("C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK("C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
3)= Also used to avoid duplicates.
Used to keep the same code from being used by more than one entry. The check is made in the input
transform.
9999999.28,.03INACTIVE FLAG 0;3 SET (audited)
'1' FOR INACTIVE;
LAST EDITED: MAR 04, 2015
HELP-PROMPT: Enter 1 to make the skin test type inactive.
DESCRIPTION: This field is used to inactivate a skin test type. If this field contains a "1" then the skin test
is inactive. Inactive skin tests cannot be selected in the manual data entry process. Skin test
entries should be made inactive when they are no longer used. Do not delete the entry or change
the meaning of the skin test entry.
To make an inactive skin test active, enter the "@" symbol to delete the "1" from the field.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field was added for use by PCE in the VA.
This inactive flag should be used, rather than deleting entries in the skin test file, since there
may be other files pointing at the skin test entry.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
9999999.28,.11CPT CODE 0;11 POINTER TO CPT FILE (#81) (audited)
LAST EDITED: NOV 24, 2014
DESCRIPTION:
This is a CPT code associated with this skin test.
TECHNICAL DESCR: This field is not used by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is included for backward
compatibility with the Indian Health Service version of the file.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
9999999.28,3 CODING SYSTEM 3;0 Multiple #9999999.283
DESCRIPTION:
This multiple stores the coding system(s) associated with the codes identifying this skin test.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
9999999.283,.01 CODING SYSTEM 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked) (audited)
Coding System
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>7!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 27, 2015
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-7 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field indicates the coding system associated with the codes identifying this skin test.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.283^B
1)= S ^AUTTSK(DA(1),3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK(DA(1),3,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
9999999.283,.02 CODE 1;0 Multiple #9999999.2831
DESCRIPTION:
This multiple stores the code(s) representing this skin test within this coding system.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
9999999.2831,.01 CODE 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 27, 2015
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-30 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This code represents this skin test within this coding system.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.2831^B
1)= S ^AUTTSK(DA(2),3,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK(DA(2),3,DA(1),1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
9999999.28,99.97REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM VUID;3 POINTER TO SKIN TEST FILE (#9999999.28) (audited)
LAST EDITED: MAR 27, 2015
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: ^
UNEDITABLE
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.28^AREPLACETERM
1)= S ^AUTTSK("AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK("AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross-reference can be used to identify the replacement entries associated with a
Term/Concept.
9999999.28,99.98MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID VUID;2 SET (Required) (audited)
'1' FOR YES;
'0' FOR NO;
LAST EDITED: MAR 27, 2015
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 (#1315)
9999999.28,99.99VUID VUID;1 FREE TEXT (Required) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S X=+X K:$L(X)>20!($L(X)<1)!'(X?1.20N) X
LAST EDITED: NOV 24, 2014
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-20 characters 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: 9999999.28^AVUID
1)= S ^AUTTSK("AVUID",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK("AVUID",$E(X,1,30),DA)
3)= XXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT PROGRAMMER
This cross-reference is by VUID.
RECORD INDEXES: AMASTERVUID (#1315)
9999999.28,99.991EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME TERMSTATUS;0 DATE Multiple #9999999.2899 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
Describes the pair Status and Effective Date/Time for each reference term.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
9999999.2899,.01EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME 0;1 DATE (Required) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="ESTX" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X
LAST EDITED: NOV 24, 2014
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the date/time when the Status of the reference term was established.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the date/time when the Status of the reference term was established.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.2899^B
1)= S ^AUTTSK(DA(1),"TERMSTATUS","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^AUTTSK(DA(1),"TERMSTATUS","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross-reference is by Effective Date/Time.
9999999.2899,.02STATUS 0;2 SET (Required) (audited)
'1' FOR ACTIVE;
'0' FOR INACTIVE;
LAST EDITED: NOV 24, 2014
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Status of reference term, ACTIVE or INACTIVE.
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.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
UNEDITABLE
9999999.28,100CLASS 100;1 SET (audited)
Class
'N' FOR NATIONAL;
'V' FOR VISN;
'L' FOR LOCAL;
LAST EDITED: JAN 05, 2015
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the CLASS.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the CLASS of this Skin Test.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
9999999.28,1201PRINT NAME 12;1 FREE TEXT (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 11, 2015
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-15 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: This is the name of this skin test that can be used in various reports and displays where space is
not available to use the full name of the skin test. This print/display name is limited to 15
characters.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
9999999.28,8801MNEMONIC 88;1 FREE TEXT (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: MAR 27, 2015
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-2 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: (Optional) This is a 1-2 character mnemonic for the skin test.
Enter a 1-2 character mnemonic.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 9999999.28^B^MNEMONIC
1)= S ^AUTTSK("B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=1
2)= K ^AUTTSK("B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
CPT (#81) CPT CODE (#.11)
SKIN TEST (#9999999.28) REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM (#99.97)
File #9999999.28
Record Indexes:
AMASTERVUID (#1315) RECORD REGULAR IR SORTING ONLY
Short Descr: This cross-reference identifies the Master entry for a VUID.
Description: If multiple entries have the same VUID in the file, this cross-reference can be used to identify the Master
entry for a VUID associated with a Term/Concept.
Set Logic: S ^AUTTSK("AMASTERVUID",$E(X(1),1,30),X(2),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^AUTTSK("AMASTERVUID",$E(X(1),1,30),X(2),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^AUTTSK("AMASTERVUID")
X(1): VUID (9999999.28,99.99) (Subscr 1) (Len 30) (forwards)
X(2): MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID (9999999.28,99.98) (Subscr 2) (forwards)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
PXTT LIST SKIN TESTS AUG 16, 1995@07:31 USER #0 PCE SKIN TEST LIST
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):