CS Version Input Original

Field Length:  6

This field does not appear on the patient abstract, but is available for data analysis.  It is a computer assigned value which indicates the Collaborative Staging version used to initially code the CS data items.  When the CS algorithm is run and the output values stored at the time of initial abstracting, the program automatically stores the value in this field.  

The digits are stored as follows:

• The first two digits represent the major version number

• The third and fourth digit represent minor version changes

• The last two digits represent even less significant changes that do not affect coding

Note:  This field is not updated if the data item codes are changed.