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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
1O-Identifier
2O-Text
3OName of Coding System
4O-Alternate Identifier
5O-Alternate Text
6OName of Alternate Coding System