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All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)A medical code set maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). The primary purpose of this code set was to classify causes of death. A US extension of this coding system, maintained by the NCHS within the CDC, identifies morbidity factors, or diagnoses. The ICD-9-CM codes have been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions.How the abbreviation ICDnCM/PCS breaks down: ICD = International Classification of Diseases n = revision number CM = Clinical Modification PCS = Procedure Coding System Related Terms: Clinical Modification ; International Classification of Diseases, Revision 9, Clinical Modification; National Center for Health Statistics ; Procedure Coding System ; World Health Organization; Legislation Files Containing This Term: legislation/45CFR-162.1002.html |