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physician surgery date

phys_surg_dt
provider
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

phys_surg_dt

Category

provider

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  phys_surg_dt as physician_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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