DEATH CAUSE ICD CODE (CONDITION)

Format/Length:See DIAGNOSTIC CODING 
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Notes:
DEATH CAUSE ICD CODE (CONDITION) is the same as attribute DEATH CAUSE ICD CODE.

DEATH CAUSE ICD CODE (CONDITION) is the ICD code of the condition giving rise to death as recorded on the death certificate.

For the HIV and AIDS Reporting Data Set, if the PATIENT has not died, the field should be omitted.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
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pluralDEATH CAUSE ICD CODES (CONDITION)