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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.
- 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 2015.1)
- Oct 7, 2015 - The switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10: When and why2)
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.”3)
1)
December, 2013 | Donna J. Carwright | Advanced Wound Care (Journal) | ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM Codes: What? Why? How? | doi: 10.1089/wound.2013.0478
2)
October 7, 2015 | The switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10: When and why
