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All Payer Claims: Data Element Comparison

Selected Items

Action	Name	Data Element ID	Version	State/Organization
	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted)	3	February 20, 2013	Maryland
	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted)	3	September 13, 2013	Maryland
	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted)	3	January 9, 2014	Maryland

Identifying Attributes

Data Element:	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted) 3 - February 20, 2013 (Maryland)	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted) 3 - September 13, 2013 (Maryland)	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted) 3 - January 9, 2014 (Maryland)
Data Element ID	3	3	3
Definition	Patient's universally unique identification (UUID) number generated using an encryption algorithm provided by MHCC.	Patient's universally unique identification (UUID) number generated using an encryption algorithm provided by MHCC.	Patient's universally unique identification (UUID) number generated using an encryption algorithm provided by MHCC.
State / Source	Maryland	Maryland	Maryland
Data Type	alphanumeric	alphanumeric	alphanumeric
Length	12	12	12
COMAR	10.25.06.07.C.(2)	Not Supplied	Not Supplied
End	25	25	25
Field Contents	Refer to the UUID summary description sheet on page 46. A full description is available in the UUID Users' Manual.	Refer to the UUID summary description sheet on page 46. A full description is available in the UUID Users' Manual.	Refer to the UUID summary description sheet on page 92. A full description is available in the UUID Users' Manual.
Start	14	14	14

Codes Comparison

Data Element:	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted) 3 - February 20, 2013 (Maryland)	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted) 3 - September 13, 2013 (Maryland)	Patient IdentifierU (UUID encrypted) 3 - January 9, 2014 (Maryland)
There are no enumerated permissible values for these data elements.

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