MC039
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| Data Element | Admitting Diagnosis |
|---|---|
| Description | This field contains the ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM diagnosis code indicating the reason for the inpatient admission. Decimal point is not coded. |
| Type | Text |
| Format | varchar |
| Length | 7 |
| Threshold | 100% if |
| Required | Required |
| Tip / Notes | Definition updated to include institution level information as well as inpatient level information as of 6/30/2022. This field represents only inpatient admissions for data requests pulled prior to this date. |
| Rank | 042 |