MedPAR Diagnosis Version Code 11 (ICD-9 or ICD-10)

SAS Name
DGNS_VRSN_CD_11

The code used to indicate if the 11th diagnosis code is ICD-9 or ICD-10.

Comments

There are up to 25 diagnosis codes (variables called DGNSCD1–DGNSCD25).

ICD-10 codes were used starting October 2015.The diagnosis version code for these 25 diagnoses appears in variables DGNS_VRSN_CD_1–DGNS_VRSN_CD_25, which indicates whether this diagnosis code is ICD-9 or ICD-10.

This field was new in 2011.

Source: NCH

Code Code value
Null/missing ICD-9
9 ICD-9
0 ICD-10