ICDkódok
ICD stands for International Classification of Diseases. It is a medical classification list maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). ICD codes are used to categorize and code diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease. The primary use of ICD codes is for epidemiological and health management purposes, including the analysis of the general health situation of a population, monitoring the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems, and observing trends in these issues over time.
The ICD system has been revised periodically, with the current version being ICD-11, which came into effect
The coding system is hierarchical, meaning that codes are organized into chapters, blocks, categories, and subcategories,