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Diagnosis Priority
2020-01-06
Definition: This field contains the number that identifies the significance or priority of the diagnosis code. Refer to HL7 Table 0359 - Diagnosis Priority in Chapter 2C, Code Tables, for suggested values.
Length2 (No truncation)
5 values
0 | Not included in diagnosis ranking |
1 | The primary diagnosis |
2 | For secondary diagnosis |
3 | For tertiary diagnosis |
4 | For quaternary diagnosis |