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Principal diagnosis at discharge
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Principal condition of illness treated or taken into examination during the stay in hospital, or the illness condition that created the most important problems of assistance and therefore absorbed the largest part of the resources in terms of diagnostics and treatment. The principal diagnosis at discharge is currently coded according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), IX Revision, while the surgical operations and the diagnostic-therapeutic procedures are coded according to the ICD IX Revision CM (Clinical Modification).
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Related terms
International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
Hospital Discharge Record
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