00381

Major Diagnostic Category

2001-03-01
Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (IS)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (IS)>

Definition: This field has been retained for backward compatibility only. This field should only be used in a master file transaction. Refer to User-defined Table 0118 - Major diagnostic category for suggested values.

Length≤250
0118Major diagnostic category
6 components
1Oidentifier (ST)
2O-text
3O-name of coding system
4O-alternate identifier (ST)
5O-alternate text
6O-name of alternate coding system