International Classification of Diseases

1 International centers or other classify morbidity data from national health agencies the inpatient and outpatient submit recommendations for records and physician offices. changes to WHO committees The implementation date for that have been set up the 10th revision of the clinical International expressly for this purpose. modification of ICD-10. 6. What are leading causes (ICD-10-CM) has not been of death in the United States set yet. for ICD-10? The leading causes of death 8. How can one obtain assistance in using ICD-10?

2 Classification are determined using a specific tabulation list and rules for ranking. In ICD-10, the 113. Assistance in using the ICD-10. can be obtained by contacting NCHS's Data of Diseases cause list is used for ranking Dissemination Branch at: except when ranking infant 6525 Belcrest Road 10th Revision (ICD-10). causes separately. The leading Room 1064. causes of death for infants uses Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003. the 130 cause list. The specific (301) 458-4636 (Voice) ICD-10 promotes International comparability in the collection, causes of death eligible to be (301) 458-4027 (Fax) Classification , processing, and presentation of mortality statistics.

3 Ranked are shown in the 113. For More Information about and 130 cause lists in the ICD-10: Implementation of ICD-10 (WHO) and 10 International Instruction Manual Part 9 at The first release of data using centers so that the medical ICD-10 Web page at: th the 10 Revision of the terms reported by physicians, major/ Ranking is International Classification of medical examiners, and based on the number of NCHS mortality Web page at: Diseases (ICD) from the coroners on death certificates deaths for the specific causes National Center for Health can be grouped together for major/ eligible to be ranked.

4 Statistics (NCHS), Centers for statistical purposes. ICD-10. NCHS Web site at: 7. What is the difference Disease Control and Prevention replaces the Classification , between ICD and ICD-CM? will be the upcoming report on ICD-9, used with 1979-98 data. The International Classification 1999 preliminary death statistics of Diseases (ICD) is the issued in the latter part of 2000. Purpose of ICD-10. Classification used to code The ICD is a Classification The purpose of the ICD and of and classify mortality data system developed WHO sponsorship is to promote from death certificates.

5 The collaboratively between the International comparability in International Classification of World Health Organization the collection, Classification , Diseases , Clinical Modification (ICD-CM) is used to code and continued on page 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics 1-0217 (2/2001) 4. processing, and presentation of in routine tables have been previous revision. Compared 4. How do I obtain a copy of mortality statistics. New revised to reflect the new with ICD-9, ICD-10 has: ICD-10?

6 Revisions of the ICD are Classification . expanded detail for many Electronic and bound versions implemented periodically so conditions ( , viral hepatitis can be purchased from WHO. that the Classification reflects Frequently Asked Questions has been expanded from at ;. advances in medical science. About the ICD-10 ICD-9 070, a single 3-digit however, NCHS and the States 1. Why do we use ICD-10? category, to ICD-10 B15-B19, are using a copy modified and Impact of the ICD-10 The United States is required to five 3-digit categories corrected by NCHS.)

7 The NCHS. ICD-10 affects the use the ICD for the Classification transferred conditions around version converts the English Classification , processing, and of Diseases and injuries under the Classification ( , spellings to American spellings presentation of mortality data. an agreement with WHO. By hemorrhage has been moved and incorporates changes Some titles have changed; the using the ICD, the collects, from the circulatory chapter to made after the WHO version total number of categories has processes, and presents the symptoms and signs was published.)

8 A WHO. doubled as a result of the mortality data in a similar way chapter) copyright precludes NCHS from addition or deletion of terms to other countries around the used alphanumeric codes electronically distributing the used to describe Diseases or world. This permits comparison instead of numeric codes ( , ICD-10 version being used in conditions; the transfer of of data across countries. code for diabetes mellitus was the United States. NCHS lists of certain Diseases from one Periodically, new revisions are 250 in ICD-9 and is E10-E14 in causes used to publish section to another reflects new developed to reflect advances ICD-10) mortality data are available.

9 Discoveries and advances in in medical science. modified coding rules ( , The detailed each cause list knowledge on the nature or the "Old pneumonia, influenza, can be obtained from the Web cause of particular Diseases ; 2. Who administers ICD-10? and maternal conditions" and site at and the addition of separate The ICD is developed "Error and accidents in medical Health_Statistics/NCHS/. categories identifies specific collaboratively between the care" coding rules have been Publications/ICD10/ and the Diseases or particular World Health Organization and eliminated) other tabulation lists can be complications of certain 10 International centers, one of modified the tabulation lists found in Instruction Manual Part Diseases that are of growing which is housed at NCHS and is ( , the US' ICD-10 113-cause 9 at interest.)

10 Additionally, the codes called the WHO Collaborating list replaces the US' ICD-9 major/ associated with each title have Center for the Classification of 72-cause list) 5. When will ICD-11 be been converted from numeric Diseases in North America. The results of the preliminary available? to alphanumeric entities. The 3. How does ICD-10 compare comparability study (examines There are no immediate plans ICD rules for processing to ICD-9? similar categories in successive to develop an ICD-11. mortality data are generally The intent of developing new revisions to measure the extent Beginning with ICD-10, WHO.