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        Alternate Name
        Item#
        Length
        Source of Standard
        Column #
    
    
        
        1940
        3
        NPCR
        2275-2277
    



Description

State or country where the patient died and where certificate of death is filed.



Rationale

This field also helps carry out death clearance. When a hospital reports a place of death, the information can help in death certificate matching. It can also signal an out-of-state death for which the death certificate is to be requested.



Codes in addition to geocodes


    
        997
        Not applicable, patient alive
    
    
        999
        Place of death unknown
    


Note: See Appendix B for geocodes.