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Beneficiary Sex Code

BENE_SEX_CD

A CODE IDENTIFYING THE SEX OF A MEDICARE BENEFICIARY. REFERENCE TABLE: BENE_SEX_CD

Field Metadata

FHIR Resource
Patient
FHIRPath 
Patient.extension.where(
  url = 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex'
).value
Source View
V2_MDCR_BENE_HSTRY
Source Column
BENE_SEX_CD

Example 

248152002

Mappings

CCLF
  • CCLF8.BENE_SEX_CD
CCW
  • BENE_SEX_IDENT_CD

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