Diagnosis codes
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In medicine, Diagnostic codes are used to group and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms, and medical signs, and are used to measure morbidity and mortality.
[edit] Commonly used diagnosis coding systems
- ICD-9-CM (volumes 1 and 2 only. Volume 3 contains Procedure codes)
- ICD-10
- ICPC-2 (Also includes reasons for encounter (RFE), Procedure codes and process of care)
- NANDA
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-IV (psychiatric disorders only)
- Mendelian Inheritance in Man (genetic diseases only)
- SNOMED (D axis)