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757.01

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DESIGNATION CODE

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757.118

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#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	designation code	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	The purpose of this field is to store a designation ID in the Lexicon. Designation is a word that terminologists use to encompass concept name, preferred term, expression, code text, synonyms, etc. In some systems such as SNOMED CT as well as the concept having a code (the SNOMED CT code), the individual designations (terms) belong to the concept each have their own codes (designation identifiers).
1	coding system	0;2	POINTER	757.03		This is the classification system (ICD/CPT/DSM etc) from which the Designation Code (field #.01) is derived.
2	hierarchy	0;3	POINTER	757.018		This is the SNOMED CT Hierarchy that the concept belongs to.