Diagnosis codes
In medicine, Diagnostic codes are used to group and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms, and medical signs, and are used to measure morbidity and mortality.
Commonly used diagnosis coding systems
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)
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