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 |
The priority of an ICD10 diagnosis, used to rank and group.
The Dx_Priority is coded as part of the ICD10 collection. One of the dxs with the lowest Dx Priority should 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: 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 partner ICD10 diagnoses together. See combined ICD10 codes.
DX Priority for Comorbid DX's
See:Comorbid_Diagnosis#Priorities