International Classification of Diseases

E3137

World Health Organization standard diagnostic coding system medical classification system

The International Classification of Diseases is a globally used diagnostic system that standardizes codes for diseases, health conditions, and related medical problems to support clinical care, research, and health statistics.

Aliases (10)

ICD-10 ×8
ICD-11 ×7
ICD ×3
ICD-10-CM ×2
ICD-10 (to some extent) ×1
ICD-6 ×1
ICD-7 ×1
ICD-8 ×1
ICD-9 ×1
International List of Causes of Death ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Health Organization standard → diagnostic coding system → medical classification system →
abbreviation	ICD →
appliesTo	abnormal clinical findings → causes of death → diseases → external causes of morbidity → health conditions → injuries → signs and symptoms →
developedBy	World Health Organization →
followedBy	ICD-11 →
follows	ICD-10 →
governingBody	World Health Assembly →
hasComponent	alphanumeric codes → blocks of categories → chapters → four-character subcategories → three-character categories →
hasLanguage	multilingual →
hasPurpose	enable international comparability of health data → standardize disease classification → support clinical care → support epidemiological research → support health statistics →
hasVersion	ICD-10 → ICD-11 → ICD-6 → ICD-7 → ICD-8 → ICD-9 →
maintainedBy	World Health Organization →
predecessor	International List of Causes of Death →
publisher	World Health Organization →
relatedTo	ICD-O → International Classification of Primary Care → SNOMED CT →
scope	global →
standardizedBy	World Health Organization Member States →
usedFor	coding diagnoses → coding procedures in some adaptations →
usedIn	clinical documentation → clinical research → health insurance claims → health services research → medical billing → morbidity statistics → mortality statistics → public health surveillance →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CPT code set ("ICD-10-CM") → Current Procedural Terminology ("ICD-10-CM") → ICD-O ("ICD") → ICD-O → International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health → International Classification of Health Interventions → International Classification of Health Interventions ("ICD") → International Classification of Primary Care → International Classification of Primary Care ("ICD-10") → International Classification of Primary Care ("ICD-11") →	relatedTo
International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-6") → International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-7") → International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-8") → International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-9") → International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-10") → International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-11") →	hasVersion
SNOMED CT ("ICD-10") → SNOMED CT ("ICD-11") →	relatedStandard
SNOMED CT ("ICD-10") → SNOMED CT ("ICD-11") →	supportsMappingTo
ICD-O ("ICD-10") → ICD-O →	topographyBasedOn
International Classification of Diseases ("ICD") →	abbreviation
DSM-IV ("ICD-10 (to some extent)") →	alignedWith
anxiety disorders ("ICD-11") →	classifiedIn
World Health Organization →	defines
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ("ICD-11") →	diagnosticManual
International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-11") →	followedBy
International Classification of Diseases ("ICD-10") →	follows
LOINC ("ICD-10") →	mappedTo
International Classification of Diseases ("International List of Causes of Death") →	predecessor
Asperger syndrome ("ICD-10") →	wasDiagnosticCategoryIn