| Data Element | Admission Hour |
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| Description | Hour the inpatient was admitted to the hospital. Required for all inpatient claims. Time is expressed in military time |
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- | : HHMM. If only the hour is known, code the minutes as 00. |
4 PM | For example, 4:00 p.m. would be reported as |
1600 | 1600. | | Type | Integer |
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| Format | char |
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| Length | 4 |
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| Threshold | 100% if MC036 begins with 11, 12 and MC094 = 002 |
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| Required | Required |
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| Tip / Notes |
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| Rank | 022 |
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