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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]
[1] [2] The formation of excess sugar-hemoglobin linkages indicates the presence of excessive sugar in the bloodstream and is an indicator of diabetes or other hormone diseases in high concentration (HbA1c > 6.4%). [3] A1c is of particular interest because it is easy to detect.
National adaptations of the ICD-10 progressed to incorporate both clinical code (ICD-10-CM) and procedure code (ICD-10-PCS) with the revisions completed in 2003. In 2009, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would begin using ICD-10 on April 1, 2010, with full compliance by all involved parties by 2013. [19]
As per guidelines of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) for accurate results & mass screening, [citation needed] analysis using hemoglobinometer is a recommended method used for absorbance measurement of whole blood at Hb/HbO2/Isobestic point, [citation needed] based on microcuvette technology such as HemoCue 301 [6] and Mokshit-Chanda ...
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.
However, I'm looking at some lab results that show separate listings for "Hemoglobin A1c" and "Glycohemoglobin", which appear to be distinct but related things. The reference range for hemoglobin A1c is shown as 4.2-5.8%, while the reference range for glycohemoglobin is shown as 4.4-8.4%. Should this article compare and contrast the two?
Glycated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c or Hb A1c), a surrogate marker for blood glucose levels; Rivian A1C, a prototype vehicle; NASA A1C spacesuit, an Apollo variant of the Gemini spacesuit; Airman first class, an enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force; A1C, a postal code in Downtown St. John's, Newfoundland Island, Canada
Europe and other parts of the world use the ICD-10. The root codes for ICD-10 and ICD-10-CM are the same, making it helpful for locating codes for general body systems and disease processes. [2] [3] In ICD-11 the search and coding of any disease, including rare ones is done via the ICD-11 website. [4]