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In health care, diagnosis codes are used as a tool to group and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms, poisonings, adverse effects of drugs and chemicals, injuries and other reasons for patient encounters. Diagnostic coding is the translation of written descriptions of diseases, illnesses and injuries into codes from a particular classification.
The Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC) are formed by dividing all possible principal diagnoses (from ICD-9-CM) into 25 mutually exclusive diagnosis areas. MDC codes, like diagnosis-related group (DRG) codes, are primarily a claims and administrative data element unique to the United States medical care reimbursement system. DRG codes also are ...
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1 ]
ICD-9-CM codes that were changed since the release of IV were updated. [4] The DSM-IV and the DSM-IV-TR both contain a total of 297 mental disorders. [5] For an alphabetical list, see List of mental disorders in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR (alphabetical).
Primary lateral sclerosis: PMD Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease: PML Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: PMS Premenstrual syndrome: POTS Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: PPMA Post-polio progressive muscular atrophy: PPS Post-polio syndrome: PSC Primary sclerosing cholangitis: PSP Progressive supranuclear palsy: PTSD Post ...
The ICD-10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is a set of diagnosis codes used in the United States of America. [1] It was developed by a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, [ 2 ] as an adaption of the ICD-10 with authorization from the World Health Organization .
List of ICD-9 codes 680–709: diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue; List of ICD-9 codes 710–739: diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; List of ICD-9 codes 740–759: congenital anomalies; List of ICD-9 codes 760–779: certain conditions originating in the perinatal period; List of ICD-9 codes 780–799 ...
This is an alphabetically sorted list of all mental disorders in the DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR, along with their ICD-9-CM codes, where applicable. The DSM-IV-TR is a text revision of the DSM-IV. [1] While no new disorders were added in this version, 11 subtypes were added and 8 were removed. This list features both the added and removed subtypes.