Dx Priority

Data Element (edit)
Field Name:	Dx Priority
CCMDB Label:	not stated
CCMDB tab:	not stated
Table:	L ICD10 table
Data type:	number
Length:	single
Program:	Med and CC
Created/Raw:	Raw
Start Date:	1988-07-11
End Date:	2300-01-01
Sort Index:	7
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements):	No results

The priority of an ICD10 diagnosis, used to rank and group.

• SMW

Legacy implementation right in the table

• Cargo

• Categories

• Forms

The Dx_Priority is coded as part of the ICD10 collection for admit, acquired and comorbid DX codes.

Only one of the Admit Diagnoses with the lowest Dx Priority must have the Dx Primary checkbox checked.

The number could be anything, e.g. the lowest might be 0.9. Using decimal numbers can be helpful in re-ranking diagnoses as more information becomes available.

Example of adjusting priorities

You initially coded three dxs as priority 1, 2 and 3. Then the you realize that the dx with priority 2 is actually the more important one. You change it to 0.5, so now the priorities are 0.5, 1, 3 and 0.5 is the lowest, so can be used with Dx Primary.

The priority is also used to group combined ICD10 codes.

DX Priority for Comorbid DX's

See: Comorbid_Diagnosis#Dx_Priority

Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)

	App	Status
Query check dx primary lowest priority	CCMDB.accdb	implemented
Query check ICD10 unfilled	CCMDB.accdb	implemented
Query check CCI Component duplicates	CCMDB.accdb	implemented
Query check CCI Picklist duplicates	CCMDB.accdb	implemented