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Principal Diagnosis

Table summarising information on the field: Principal Diagnosis
Title: Principal Diagnosis
Name: DxPrinc
Type: Char[6]
RecType: EPI
RecOrder: 15
Definition: The diagnosis established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning an episode of residential care, as represented by a code. The principal diagnosis must be a valid code from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) (12th Edition) or from the ICD-10-AM Mental Health Manual: An integrated classification and diagnostic tool for community based mental health services (1st Edition).
Domain: Represented as ANN{.N[N]}

The diagnosis established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning an episode of residential care, as represented by a code. The principal diagnosis must be a valid code from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) (12th Edition) or from the ICD-10-AM Mental Health Manual: An integrated classification and diagnostic tool for community based mental health services (1st Edition).
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Meteor ID: Field Meteor ID number 746665
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