Diagnosis principal discharge code

General Details:

Name:
Diagnosis principal discharge code
Steward:
NINDS
Definition:
The principal diagnosis is defined in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) as "that condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care."
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Text
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Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description

Designations:

Designation:
Diagnosis principal discharge code
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Designations:

Definition:
The principal diagnosis is defined in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) as "that condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care."
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Reference Documents:

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Document:
American Heart/American Stroke Association. (2018). Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke Patient Management Tool Coding Instructions (&copy; 2018, American Heart/American Stroke Association). Available at: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/get-with-the-guidelines/get-with-the-guidelines-stroke/stroke-fact-sheet_-final_ucm_501842.pdf?la=en; Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry<br /> See https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm for the ICD codes.

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
YYSxtTA5gA6
Version:
3.1
Source:
NINDS
Id:
C14213
Version:
3
Source:
BRICS Variable Name
Id:
DiagnosPrincipalDischrgCode
Version: