Organization

Field Name

ID

Required

KCR

Readmit within 30 days (Readmit)

31700

no

NAACCR

Readm Same Hosp 30 Days

3190

no


Field Length: 1

Record readmission to the same hospital for the same illness within 30 days of discharge following hospitalization for surgical resection of the primary site.

  • Consult patient record or information from the billing department to determine if a readmission to the same hospital occurred within 30 days of the date recorded in the item Date of Surgical Discharge.
  • Only record a readmission related to the treatment of this cancer.
  • Review the treatment plan to determine whether the readmission was planned.
  • If there was an unplanned admission following surgical discharge, check for an ICD-9-CM 'E' code, and record it in the co-morbidity fields if space permits.


Code

Description

0

No surgical procedure of the primary site was performed, or the patient was not readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge.

1

A patient was surgically treated and was readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of being discharged. This readmission was unplanned.

2

A patient was surgically treated and was then readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of being discharged. This readmission was planned (chemotherapy port insertion, revision of colostomy, etc.)

3

A patient was surgically treated and, within 30 days of being discharged, the patient had both a planned and an unplanned readmission to the same hospital.

9

It is unknown whether surgery of the primary site was recommended or performed. It is unknown whether the patient was readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge. Death certificate only.