Definition: A system of categories to which morbid entries are assigned according to established criteria. Included is the entire range of conditions in a manageable number of categories, grouped to facilitate mortality reporting. It is produced by the World Health Organization (From ICD-10, p1). The Clinical Modifications, produced by the UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, are larger extensions used for morbidity and general epidemiological purposes, primarily in the U.S.
CATALOG: coordinate with specific NAF entry if applicable
Other names ICD Code; Codes, ICD; Code, ICD; International Statistical Classification of Diseas; International Classification of Disease Codes; ICD-9-CM; ICD-10-CM; ICD-10; ICD Codes; ICD-9
