Ear health diagnosis code N[N]
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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METEOR identifier: | 567897 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 |
Definition: | A code set representing ear health conditions. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 1 Normal Free from any ear condition. CODE 2 Chronic otitis media (COM) Chronic otitis medias refers to a variety of signs, symptoms, and physical findings that result from the long-term damage to the middle ear by infection or inflammation. CODE 3 Otitis media with effusion (OME) Otitis media with effusion refers to the presence of intact tympanic membrane and middle ear fluid without symptoms or signs of infection. CODE 4 Acute otitis media (AOM) Acute otitis media refers to the presence of suppurative (infected) middle ear fluid with intact bulging or recent discharge and or bulging tympanic membrane. CODE 5 Acute otitis media (AOM) with perforation Acute otitis media with perforation refers to the presence of a perforated tympanic membrane where suppurative (infected) middle ear fluid or recent discharge is present. CODE 6 Other ear health diagnosis A diagnosis other than those separately identified. CODE 98 Unknown This code is used when the data is invalid. CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described This code is used when the data is missing. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Relational attributes | |
Data elements implementing this value domain: | Patient—pre-operative ear health diagnosis, code N[N] Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 |
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