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visit surgery date

vst_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

vst_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  vst_surg_dt as visit_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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