Format/Length:	See DIAGNOSTIC CODING
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Notes:
See PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS for the standardised definition of PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS.

For the Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set, PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS (ICD) is the working PATIENT DIAGNOSIS as defined at the Multidisciplinary Team Meeting where the First Definitive Treatment is agreed. This is the clinical opinion which may also be informed by Biopsy, radiological and/or other investigations.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSES (ICD)