1342 Nature of Condition Code

Code indicating the nature of a patient's condition

Type

Identifier (ID)

Length

Min 1 / Max 1

Codes

Code	Description
A	Acute Condition A disease of rapid onset, severe symptoms, and brief duration
C	Chronic Condition A disease of long duration involving very slow changes; such a disease is often of gradual onset; the term does not imply anything about the severity of the disease
D	Non-acute
E	Non-Life Threatening
F	Routine
G	Symptomatic
M	Acute Manifestation of a Chronic Condition A disease of long duration interrupted by a rapid onset of severe symptoms of brief duration