Secondary diagnosis definition
Secondary diagnosis means a diagnosis other than the principal diagnosis for which an inpatient is admitted to a hospital.
Secondary diagnosis means all other diagnoses that may be related to a birth defect for an individual besides the principal diagnosis.
Secondary diagnosis means any diagnosis for an individual other than the principal diagnosis.
Examples of Secondary diagnosis in a sentence
Confirm format re decimal placement 11 Dx2 Secondary diagnosis code from the claim line Character 10 12 Dx3 Third diagnosis code from the claim line Character 10 13 Dx4 Fourth diagnosis code from the claim line Character 10 14 Proc1 Procedure Code for line on a CMS-1500 claim form.
For hard copy claims, the POA indicator will be placed at the eighth position of the Principal diagnosis field, Form Locator 67 and for each of the Secondary diagnosis fields, Form Locators 67-A through Q.
More Definitions of Secondary diagnosis
Secondary diagnosis means all other diagnoses for an individual besides the principal diagnosis.
Secondary diagnosis means all other diagnoses of an individual made after the principal diagnosis.
Secondary diagnosis means all other diagnoses of an individual that may be related to cancer made after the principal diagnosis.
Secondary diagnosis means any diagnoses other than a primary diagnosis as defined in paragraph (B)(4)(a) of this rule.
Secondary diagnosis means all other diagnoses of an individual that may be related to cancer made after the principal diagno- sis.
Secondary diagnosis means any diagnosis for an indi- vidual other than the principal diagnosis.