====== International Classification of Diseases ======
The **International Classification of Diseases** (ICD) is an evolving system for classification of injuries and [[disease]] for the purposes of insurance and documentation of medical statistics.

  * [[https://icd.codes/|ICD.Codes]]
  * [[https://icd.codes/icd10cm/alphabetical-index|ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index]] ("easy" lookup)

===== ICD-10 =====
ICD-10 is the most recent ICD system. Originally scheduled for transition from ICD-9 in 2013, it took effect in 2015.((December, 2013 | Donna J. Carwright | Advanced Wound Care (Journal) | ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM Codes: What? Why? How? | [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC3865615/|doi: 10.1089/wound.2013.0478]]))

  * Oct 7, 2015 - The switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10: When and why((October 7, 2015 | [[https://icd.codes/articles/icd9-to-icd10-explained|The switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10: When and why]]))

==== ICD-10 Updates ====
  * COVID-19 Update: "In response to the national emergency that was declared concerning the COVID-19 outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing 6 new diagnosis codes into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), effective January 1, 2021."((https://www.cms.gov/medicare/icd-10/2021-icd-10-cm))