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instrument surgery date

inst_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The operative procedure date for a medical tool or device. Used to track temporal information related to instrument surgery date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for instrument management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

inst_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  inst_surg_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- instrument surgery date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  inst_surg_dt as instrument_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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