| Data Element | MDC |
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| Description | Major Diagnostic Categories. The Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC) are formed by dividing all possible principal diagnoses into 25 mutually exclusive diagnosis areadiagnoses areas.
0 = Ungroupable
1 = Nervous System
2 = Eye
3 = Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
4 = Respiratory System
5 = Circulatory System
6 = Digestive System
7 = Hepatobiliary System And and Pancreas
8 = Musculoskeletal System And and Connective Tissue
9 = Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue And , and Breast
10 = Endocrine, Nutritional And , and Metabolic System
11 = Kidney and Urinary Tract
12 = Male Reproductive System
13 = Female Reproductive System
14 = Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Puerperium
15 = Newborn and Other Neonates (Prenatal Period)
16 = Blood and Blood Forming Organs and Immunological Disorder
17 = Myeloprolifeative DDs (Poorly Differentiated Neoplasm)
18 = Infectious and Parasitic DDs
19 = Mental Diseases and Disorders
20 = Alcohol/Drug Use or Induced Mental Disorders
21 = Injuries, Posion And , and Toxic Effect of Drugs
22 = Burns
23 = Factors Influencing Health Status
24 = Multiple Significant Trauma
25 = Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections |
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| Type | textText |
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| Format | varchar |
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| Length | 50 |
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| Coverage | 80% |
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| Tip / Notes |
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| Rank | 109 |
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