Example Diagnosis Type Codes

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This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/ex-diagnosistype defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
admitting	Admitting Diagnosis	The diagnosis given as the reason why the patient was admitted to the hospital.
clinical	Clinical Diagnosis	A diagnosis made on the basis of medical signs and patient-reported symptoms, rather than diagnostic tests.
differential	Differential Diagnosis	One of a set of the possible diagnoses that could be connected to the signs, symptoms, and lab findings.
discharge	Discharge Diagnosis	The diagnosis given when the patient is discharged from the hospital.
laboratory	Laboratory Diagnosis	A diagnosis based significantly on laboratory reports or test results, rather than the physical examination of the patient.
nursing	Nursing Diagnosis	A diagnosis which identifies people's responses to situations in their lives, such as a readiness to change or a willingness to accept assistance.
prenatal	Prenatal Diagnosis	A diagnosis determined prior to birth.
principal	Principal Diagnosis	The single medical diagnosis that is most relevant to the patient's chief complaint or need for treatment.
radiology	Radiology Diagnosis	A diagnosis based primarily on the results from medical imaging studies.
remote	Remote Diagnosis	A diagnosis determined using telemedicine techniques.
retrospective	Retrospective Diagnosis	The labeling of an illness in a specific historical event using modern knowledge, methods and disease classifications.
self	Self Diagnosis	A diagnosis determined by the patient.