CanadianDiagnosisCodesICD-10-CA

Canadian Coding Standards ICD-10 CA. These standards are a compilation of international rules of coding as established by the World Health Organization (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Volume 2) and the Diagnosis Typing Standard developed to denote case complexity for application in Canadian facilities.

For example:

• L40 Psoriasis
• L40.0 Psoriasis vulgaris
  • Nummular psoriasis
  • Plaque psoriasis
• L40.1 Generalized pustular psoriasis
  • Impetigo herpetiformis
  • Von Zumbusch's disease
• L40.2 Acrodermatitis continua
• L40.3 Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris
• L40.4 Guttate psoriasis
• L40.5* Arthropathic psoriasis (M07.0-M07.3*)(M09.0*)
• L40.8 Other psoriasis
  • Erythroderma psoraticum
  • Erythrodermic psoriasis
  • Flexural psoriasis
• L40.9 Psoriasis unspecified

They are maintained by CIHI (Canadian Institute for Health Information).

CIHI Toronto

Attn: Director of Standards

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