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Definition
The diagnosis established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning a patient's service event or episode, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPatient—principal diagnosis
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Object ClassPatient
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PropertyPrincipal diagnosis
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Value DomainDiagnosis code (ICD-10-AM 7th edn) ANN{.N[N]}
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Diagnosis code (ICD-10-AM 7th edn) ANN{.N[N]} ".Data Type | String |
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Format | ANN{.N[N]} |
Maximum character length | 6 |