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LDL Cholesterol Is the Less Healthy Form of Cholesterol

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LDL cholesterol is the less healthy form of cholesterol.


Definitions:

First-Listed Code

The first-listed code in ICD coding is the diagnosis code that is primarily responsible for the admission or encounter of a patient.

Discharge Diagnosis

The final determination of the patient's condition made by medical professionals at the time of discharge from a medical facility.

Suspected Diagnosis

An initial judgment on a patient's condition based on the symptoms presented, awaiting confirmation through further tests.

Principal Diagnosis

The main medical condition diagnosed at the time of discharge from the hospital or end of a clinical encounter that primarily accounted for the patient's need for treatment or care.

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