Mental health codes are found in Chapter 5, "Mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders, F00-F99." There are a few differences between coding for mental health disorders in ICD-9 and ICD-10.

The seventh character has different meanings for certain types of fractures. External-cause codes, which are equivalent to E codes in ICD-9, are found in chapter 20 and are greatly expanded.

Coding accuracy under ICD-10 is gradually improving, according to a post at ICD10Monitor, but it’s not yet at the same level that was achieved under its predecessor. Looking at coding by 50 ...

When the condition no longer exists, the ICD-9 introduction states, “Do not include codes for conditions that were previously treated and no longer exist.” For example, a malignant lesion is ...

Q: What is the difference between cold, hot, and mixed type autoimmune hemolytic anemia, as described by 2021 ICD-10-CM codes D59.11-D59.13?

Objectives: Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system presents challenges for using administrative ...

Study approach: Researchers analyzed over 292 million primary care visits for acute respiratory infections in Poland between 2010 and 2019, using ICD-10 codes (J00–J22).

References [1] Clinical diagnosis groups developed to bridge the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM coding transition and monitor trends in workers’ compensation claims — Ohio, 2011–2018.

However, these codes don't come from the DSM. They come from the ICD. Like its recent predecessors, the ICD-11 has introduced new diagnostic codes.

Objectives: The International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision (ICD-10) was introduced worldwide beginning in the late 1990s. Because there have been no published data on the quality of coding ...