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Principal Diagnosis
| Title: | Principal Diagnosis |
|---|---|
| Name: | Dx1 |
| Type: | Char[8] |
| RecType: | DIAG |
| RecOrder: | 3 |
| Definition: | The Principal diagnosis is the diagnosis established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the patient or client's care during the Period of Care preceding the Collection Occasion . |
| Domain: |
ICD-10-AM (current version)
Formatted as ANNNNNNN ("F23.81 ", "F04 ") |
| Missing: | |
| Comments: | See comments for Dx2 |
| Meteor ID: | Field Meteor ID number |
| Label: | Principal Diagnosis |