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Selected Common Discharge Data Elements and Their Structure: Data Elements & Descriptions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”775.4px” custom_margin=”25px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion icon_color=”#006AC1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Primary diagnosis code fields” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A single field populated with an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code.<\/p>\n For hospitalization datasets:<\/strong> The official name of this field is the \u201cPrincipal Diagnosis\u201d field. The Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset (UHDDS) definition for principal diagnosis is \u201cthe condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care\u201d.<\/p>\n For ED datasets:<\/strong> This field is often referred to as the \u201cfirst-listed diagnosis\u201d rather than the \u201cprincipal diagnosis\u201d, and the code found there does not have the same significance. In the ED, medical coders must \u201clist first the ICD-10-CM code for the diagnosis, condition, problem, or other reason for encounter\/visit shown in the medical record to be chiefly responsible for the services provided\u201d, however if a physician has not confirmed the patient\u2019s diagnosis, the coder can list a symptom in this field.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Secondary diagnosis code fields” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n These fields are populated with ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes representing additional conditions present at the time of the ED visit or inpatient stay. The available number of diagnosis fields varies by jurisdiction. The order of codes found in these fields has no significance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”External cause of injury fields” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n These fields are populated with ICD-10-CM external cause of injury codes, but may also include activity, place, or status codes. Some jurisdictions have more than one external cause of injury field for each record, while others have only one dedicated external cause of injury field, and others have no dedicated fields but instead intersperse external cause of injury codes within the available diagnosis fields.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Demographic fields” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Datasets may include several fields for demographic information including race, gender, and age.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Date of discharge field” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n This field provides the date the patient was discharged. For injury surveillance, epidemiologists should use the discharge date to classify cases into time periods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Discharge status field” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n This field provides codes that indicate the status of the patient at time of discharge, for example, \u201croutine\/discharged home\u201d, \u201cleft against medical advice, \u201cdischarged\/transferred to short-term facility\u201d, or \u201cdead\u201d.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Blog” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Selected Data Elements from Discharge DataSelected Common Discharge Data Elements and Their Structure: Data Elements & DescriptionsA single field populated with an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code. 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