00371

Diagnosis Code - FT1

1999-04-14
Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: This field contains the primary diagnosis code for billing purposes. ICD9-CM is assumed for all diagnosis codes. This is the most current diagnosis code that has been assigned to the patient. ICD10 can also be used. The name of coding system (third component) indicates which coding system is used. User-defined table 0051 - Diagnosis code is used as the HL7 identifier for the user-defined table of values for this field.

Length≤60
0051Diagnosis Code
6 components
1Oidentifier
2O-text
3O-name of coding system
4O-alternate identifier
5O-alternate text
6O-name of alternate coding system