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Principal Diagnosis

Table summarising information on the field: 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 (10th Edition)

Formatted as ANN{.N[N]}
Missing:
Comments: See comments for Dx2
Meteor ID: Field Meteor ID number 640978
Label: Principal Diagnosis