00377
Diagnosis Code - DG1
2003-08-22
Definition: Use this field instead of DG1-2 - Diagnosis Coding Method and DG1-4 - Diagnosis Description, which have been retained, as of Version 2.3, for backward compatibility only. DG1-3 - Diagnosis Code - DG1 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.
Names of various diagnosis coding systems are listed in Chapter 2, Section 2.17.5, _Coding system table._
Length≤250
0051Diagnosis Code
6 components
| 1 | O | - | Identifier | |
| 2 | O | - | Text | |
| 3 | O | Name of Coding System | ||
| 4 | O | - | Alternate Identifier | |
| 5 | O | - | Alternate Text | |
| 6 | O | Name of Alternate Coding System |