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Medical Coding Institute in Trivandrum

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                                                INTERNATIONAL CAUSE OF DISEASE World Health Organization (WHO) authorized the publication of the International Classification of Disease  which was implemented for mortality coding and classification from death certificates in the U.S. in 1999. The U.S. developed a Clinical Modification  (ICD-10-CM) for medical diagnoses based on WHO’s ICD-10 and CMS developed a new Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) for inpatient procedures. ICD-10-CM replaces ICD-9-CM, volumes 1 and 2, and ICD-10-PCS replaces ICD-9-CM, volume 3. ICD stands for the  International Classification of Disease . The ICD provides a method of classifying diseases, injuries, and causes of death. The  World Health Organization  ( WHO ) publishes the ICDs to standardize the methods of recording and tracking instances of diagnosed di...