ICD10gm (version 1.2.5)

icd_meta_transition: data.frame detailling the changes in ICD-10-GM codes between versions

Description

A data.frame providing old and new ICD codes (identical if no changes) and information as to whether the transition is automatic when transitioning forwards or backwards

Usage

icd_meta_transition

Format

An object of class data.frame with 257310 rows and 12 columns.

Details

year_from

Year of validity of the old code (from 2004)

year_to

Year of validity of the new code (from 2005)

icd_from

Old ICD code

icd_to

New ICD code

automatic_forward

Whether the transition is automatic in the forward direction (i.e. the old code can always be converted to the new code). (A: automatic, otherwise NA)

automatic_backward

Whether the transition is automatic in the forward direction (i.e. the new code can always be converted to the old code) (A: automatic, otherwise NA)

change_5

Whether the change relates to the fifth digit of the ICD-10 code (TRUE/FALSE).

change_4

Whether the change relates to the fourth digit of the ICD-10 code (TRUE/FALSE).

change_3

Whether the change relates to the three-digit ICD-10 code (TRUE/FALSE).

icd3

The first three digits of icd_from.

icd_chapter

The first character of icd_from (i.e. the letter denoting the chapter).

See Also

Other ICD-10-GM metadata: icd_meta_blocks, icd_meta_chapters, icd_meta_codes