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name

SURGICAL SPECIALTY

number

45.3

location

^DIC(45.3,

description

The file contains the list of official codes that can be used when coding a surgical procedeure for a PTF record.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	code(+)	0;1	NUMERIC		B	This field contains the code for the surgical specialty. The code is a number between 48 and 62, or 78.
1	specialty(+)	0;2	FREE TEXT		C	This field contain the description of the surgical specialty. The field contains between 3 and 40 characters.