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Definition
A clinical intervention represented by a code that:
- is surgical in nature, and/or
- carries a procedural risk, and/or
- carries an anaesthetic risk, and/or
- requires specialised training, and/or
- requires special facilities or equipment only available in an acute care setting.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—procedure
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyProcedure
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Value DomainProcedure code (ICD-10-AM 3rd edn) NNNNN-NN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Procedure code (ICD-10-AM 3rd edn) NNNNN-NN ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | NNNNN-NN |
Maximum character length | 7 |
Comments
Origin:
National Centre for Classification in Health
National Health Data Committee
Comments:
The National Centre for Classification in Health advises the National Health Data Committee of relevant changes to the ICD-10-AM.