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Data ElementPrincipal Diagnosis
Description

This field contains the ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for the principal diagnosis. Decimal point is not coded.

See Appendix K - External Sources.

TypeText
Formatvarchar
Length7
Threshold

100%

RequiredRequired
Tip / Notes
Rank044


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