00377

Diagnosis Code

Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (ST)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (ST)>

Definition: Use this field instead of DG1-2-coding method and DG1-4-diagnosis description. (Those two fields have been retained for backward compatibility only.) DG1-3-diagnosis code contains the diagnosis code assigned to this diagnosis. Refer to user-defined table 0051- Diagnosis code for suggested values. This field is a CE data type for compatibility with clinical and ancillary systems.

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