National Booking Reporting System code tables

Code tables for use with the National Booking Reporting System (NBRS).


Booking status code table

Booking status code Booking status description Booking event description
01 Booked Book
02 Given certainty Give certainty
03 — discontinued from 1 July 2006 Residual Residual
04 — discontinued from 1 July 2022 Active review Active review
05 Deferred Defer
06 Rebooked Rebook
07 Reassess Reassess
20 Exited Exit

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Booking status code table


Deferred by code table

Deferred by code Deferred by description
1 Deferred by healthcare user
2 Deferred by hospital

Exit category code table

Exit category code Exit category description Valid until
01 Treated electively 31 October 2005
02 Deceased 31 October 2005
03 Private treatment 31 October 2005
04 Treated acutely 31 October 2005
05 Removed for medical reasons 31 October 2005
06 Discharge to GP 31 October 2005
07 Treated other hospital 31 October 2005
09 Other exit category 31 October 2005
10 Discharged without treatment 31 October 2005
11 Patient received publicly funded elective treatment n/a
12 Patient received publicly funded acute treatment n/a
13 Patient returned to primary care n/a
14 Removed due to changed patient circumstances n/a
15 Medically unfit for treatment n/a
XX Value not supplied n/a

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Exit category code table


Professional group code table

Professional group code Professional group description Professional group code range Inactive professional group date
AC New Zealand Register of Acupuncturists N 1 July 2002
AD New Zealand Audiological Society N 1 July 2002
AO Ambulance Officer N 1 July 2002
CH Chiropractic Board N 1 July 2002
CN New Zealand Association of Counsellors N 1 July 2002
DN Dental Council of New Zealand N 1 July 2008
DO Opticians Board N 1 July 2008
DT Dieticians Board N 1 July 2002
HB District Health Board Internal Value C n/a
LT Medical Laboratory Technologist Board N 1 July 2002
MC Medical Council of New Zealand N n/a
MT Medical Radiation Technologist Board N 1 July 2002
MW Midwifery Council N 1 July 2008
OP New Zealand Association of Optometrists N 1 July 2008
OS International Society for Osteopathic Practice Inc N 1 July 2002
OT New Zealand Association of Occupation Therapists N 1 July 2008
PD Podiatrists Board N 1 July 2002
PH Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand N 1 July 2002
PT Physiotherapy Board N 1 July 2008
RN Nursing Council of New Zealand N 1 July 2008
RP New Zealand Psychological Society N 1 July 2002
ST New Zealand Speech Language Therapist Association N 1 July 2002

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Professional group code table


Staged or planned procedure flag code table

Staged or planned procedure flag code Staged or planned procedure flag description
01 Normal procedure
02 Staged procedure
03 Planned procedure
04 Surveillance procedure

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Staged or planned procedure flag code table


Valid status changes code table