ICD-9-CM
ICD-9-CM is an abbreviation for the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. It is a system used in healthcare to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys.
Overview[edit | edit source]
The ICD-9-CM is based on the World Health Organization's Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). The ICD-9-CM is used to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys. The ICD-9-CM is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States.
Structure[edit | edit source]
The ICD-9-CM consists of:
- a tabular list containing a numerical list of the disease code numbers;
- an alphabetical index to the disease entries; and
- a classification system for surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.
Usage[edit | edit source]
The ICD-9-CM is used to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys. The ICD-9-CM is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States.
See also[edit | edit source]
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