International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification Source Information

Web site
http://sydney.edu.au/health_sciences/ncch/index.shtml

Authority
The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) was developed and is maintained by the Australian National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH).

Description
This is the Australian modification of ICD-10.

ICD-10-AM includes an Australian classification of procedures. This is a multi-axial classification based on the Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and is referred to as MBS-Extended (MBS-E).

For more information about ICD-10 in the Metathesaurus, see the ICD-10 source synopsis.

Update Frequency
ICD-10-AM is updated every two years.

Metathesaurus Update Frequency
ICD-10-AM was last updated in the Metathesaurus in 2000.

Sites Consulted

1. Australian Family of Health and Related Classifications – ICD-10-AM (AIHW) [Internet]. Canberra (Australia): Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; [cited 2010 Jul 30]. Available from: http://www.aihw.gov.au/datadevelopment/matrix/2nd_level/icd10am.cfm