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Data Element Name:  Place-of-Injury Code
Format-Length:  A/N - 6 Required For:  AS, ED, IP
Effective Date:  1/1/94 Revision Date:  September 2003

NOTE: This is a composite data element, for mapping guidelines refer to the Inpatient and Outpatient 837 Addenda.
National Standard Mapping:

Electronic - 837I
X12 Loop
Ref. Des.
Data Element
Code
Description
Version 4050R 2300 HI04-1 1270 BN E-Code Qualifier
HI04-2 1271 Place-of-Injury Code
Paper Form Locator Code Qualifier
Institutional - UB-04 72a-c N/A

Definition:

The code which identifies the place where the injury reported in External Cause-of-Injury Code occurred.

Codes and Values:

  1. External Place-of-Injury Codes in the range of E849.0 - E849.9 are the only valid entries.

  2. Must include the prefix letter "E" and all digits entered exactly as shown in the ICD-9-CM coding reference.

  3. If this field is not applicable it must be blank.

Example: HI*BK:63491*BJ:63491*BN:E8802*BN:E8498*~

Edit Applications:

  1. Must be reported when External Cause-of-Injury Code is in the range of E850.0-E869.9 or E880.0-E928.9.
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