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lab surgery date

lab_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

lab_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  lab_surg_dt as lab_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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