Section 911.6. Interpretation of Secondary Diagnosis Code


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  • Anytime information about an external cause of injury appears on a patient record, the appropriate E code should be placed in field 7e. If an E code is not indicated, another secondary diagnosis code is acceptable.

The provisions of this § 911.6 adopted February 26, 1993, effective upon submittal of data elements to the Council beginning with data from the second quarter of 1993, which begins April 1, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 971.