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Variable: ADMTG_DGNS_CD

Claim Admitting Diagnosis Code

Description

A diagnosis code on the institutional claim indicating the beneficiary's initial diagnosis at admission. This diagnosis code may not be confirmed after the patient is evaluated; it may be different than the eventual diagnoses (e.g., as in PRNCPAL_DGNS_CD or ICD_DGNS_CD1-25).

Comment

n/a

Values

n/a

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

  • Short Name: ADMTG_DGNS_CD
  • Long Name: ADMTG_DGNS_CD
  • Type: CHAR
  • Length: 7
  • Source: NCH
  • Value Format:

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