- ICD-10
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (
ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or diseases, as classified by theWorld Health Organization (WHO).Work on ICD-10 began in
1983 and was completed in1992 [ [http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/ WHO | International Classification of Diseases (ICD) ] ] .List
The following is a List of ICD-10 codes. The version for 2007 is available online at http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/
Derivatives
Other countries have created their own extensions to ICD-10. For example,
Australia introduced their first edition of [http://nis-web.fhs.usyd.edu.au/ncch_new/2.aspx# "ICD-10-AM"] in 1998, andCanada introduced [http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=codingclass_icd10_e "ICD-10-CA"] in 2000.Germany: ICD-10-GM (German Modification)
ee also
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ICD#ICD-10 -- provides multiple external links for looking up ICD-10 codes
*International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
* [http://www.geoaxon.com/products-solutions/software-solutions/icd-10-search-engine Installable ICD-10 Search Engine]
* [http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/ On-line ICD-10 Search Engine]References
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