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| Data Element Name: Length of Stay | File Location: Master, De-Identified, De-Identified Abbreviated |
| SPARCS Data Element Number: 93 | |
| Record Positions: 1789 - 1792 | Format-Length: N - 4 |
| Effective Date: 1/1/1994 | Revision Date: |
| Deniable Data Element: No | |
Definition:
The total number of patient days at an acute level and/or other than acute care level (excluding leave of absence days).
Codes and Values:- Length of Stay (LOS) equals Discharge Date
(Data Element 6 & 7)
minus Admission Date/Start of Care
(Data Element 5) minus Leave of Absence Days
(Data Element 45).
- If the Date of Discharge equals the Date of Admission, then Length of Stay (LOS) equals 1.
- Not applicable - calculated by SPARCS.
