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patient surgery date

pt_surg_dt
member
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

pt_surg_dt

Category

member

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  pt_surg_dt as patient_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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