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ICD10CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) - Synopsis

Search ICD10CM in the UMLS Metathesaurus
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Web site:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd-10-cm.htm

Authority
The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is based on the World Health Organization's Tenth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are the U.S. governmental agencies responsible for overseeing all changes and modifications to the ICD-10-CM.

Purpose
ICD-10-CM is the official replacement for volumes 1 and 2 of ICD-9-CM as of October 1, 2015.

ICD-10-CM can be used to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys.

Description
The ICD-10-CM consists of:

  • a tabular list containing the disease codes, descriptions and associated instructional notations; and
  • an alphabetical index to the disease entries (not processed for the UMLS Metathesaurus)

Metathesaurus Scope

Audience
ICD-10-CM can be used in a variety of clinical and health care applications for reporting, morbidity statistics, and billing.

Update Frequency
ICD-10-CM is updated annually in July.

Metathesaurus Update Frequency
ICD-10-CM is updated annually in the Metathesaurus.

Sites Consulted

  1. Classifications of Diseases, Functioning, and Disability [Internet]. Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics; [updated 2010 Jan 04; reviewed 2009 Sep 1; cited 2010 Nov 24]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd.htm
  2. Classifications of Diseases, Functioning, and Disability [Internet]. Atlanta (GA): CDC/National Center for Health Statistics; [updated 2013 Jun 19; reviewed 2015 Nov 06]. International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM); [updated 2017 Aug 18; reviewed 2017 Aug 18; cited 2017 Oct 11]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm