MC019

Data ElementAdmission Hour
DescriptionHour the inpatient was admitted to the hospital. Required for all inpatient claims. Time is expressed in military time: HHMM. If only the hour is known, code the minutes as 00. For example, 4:00 p.m. would be reported as 1600.
TypeInteger
Formatchar
Length4
Threshold100% if MC036 begins with 11, 12 and MC094 = 002
RequiredRequired
Tip / Notes
Rank022