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ICD-10 Codes

Representation of ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes

In practice, ICD-10 diagnoses are represented by 3- to 5-character codes with explicit decimals. Each code begins with an alphabetic character that generally corresponds to the ICD-10 chapter:

Code

Chapter

A-B

Infectious and parasitic diseases

C

Malignant neoplasms

D00-D09

In situ neoplasms

D50-D89

Diseases of blood, blood-forming organs, immune mechanism

E

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic disease

F

Mental and behavioral disorders

G

Diseases of the nervous system

H00-H59

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

H60-H95

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

I

Diseases of the circulatory system

J

Diseases of the respiratory system

K

Diseases of the digestive system

L

Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue

M

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

N

Diseases of the genitourinary system

O

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

P

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Q

Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities

R

Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

S-T

Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes

V-Y

External causes of morbidity and mortality

Z

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services