ICD-10
Medical classification system
ICD-10 is the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases, a standardized system for coding medical diagnoses and procedures.
Healthcare providers, insurers, and researchers use these alphanumeric codes to document conditions, process claims, and track disease patterns: The doctor assigned an ICD-10 code for chronic lower back pain.
Published by the World Health Organization, it contains thousands of codes covering everything from broken bones to mental health disorders.
Documented patient health history
- EHRDigital patient documentation
- specificityExactness of detail
- comorbiditySimultaneous presence of diseases
- sequencingDetermining element order
audit · compliance · encoder · abstracting
UN agency for global health
- WHOUN health authority
- medical codingStandardized healthcare documentation system
- health statisticsQuantified population wellness data
- subcategoriesDivisions within a classification
State of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- health statisticsQuantified population wellness data
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
- mortality ratesDeaths per population measured
Payment for incurred expenses
- claimsStatements of truth
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
payer · CPT · preauthorization · medical necessity · bundling · unbundling · HIPAA · adjudication
medical records
Documented patient health history
- EHRDigital patient documentation
- specificityExactness of detail
- comorbiditySimultaneous presence of diseases
sequencing · audit · compliance · encoder · abstracting
World Health Organization
UN agency for global health
- WHOUN health authority
- medical codingStandardized healthcare documentation system
- health statisticsQuantified population wellness data
prevalence
State of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- health statisticsQuantified population wellness data
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
reimbursement
Payment for incurred expenses
- claimsStatements of truth
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
insurance · payer · CPT · preauthorization · medical necessity · bundling · unbundling · HIPAA · adjudication
ICD-10treatment protocol
Standardized plan for therapy
care plan · prescription · therapy · clinical guidelines · standard of care