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# condition_category

A category assigned to the condition, such as problem-list-item or encounter-diagnosis (`Condition.category[]`). One row per `anchor_index` on the normalized stage table.

**Primary Keys:**

* condition\_category\_id (surrogate)

**Foreign Keys:**

* condition\_id – links to the [condition](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/condition/base) table

| Column                  | Data Type | Description                                      |
| ----------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| condition\_category\_id | varchar   | Surrogate key for this category row              |
| condition\_id           | varchar   | Parent condition                                 |
| text                    | varchar   | Category narrative (`Condition.category[].text`) |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [condition](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/condition/base)

**Child:**

* [condition\_category\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/condition/category_coding)