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

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/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.