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Diagnosis Priority

Definition: This field has been retained for backward compatibility only. This field should no longer be used for DRG priority, because the DRG fields have moved to the new DRG segment.

When used for backward compatibility, DG1-15-diagnosis priority contains the number that identifies the significance or priority of the diagnosis or DRG code. The numbers have the following meanings:

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