General coding standards
Diagnosis cluster
Clustering links codes that must be read together - typically a manifestation or complication with its cause.
Qué significa esto en la práctica
- A device or procedural complication is clustered with the external cause code that identifies the procedure (for example Y83.-).
- Clustering preserves the relationship between codes on the abstract so that downstream analysis does not read them as independent conditions.
- The explorer shows the paired external-cause code on iatrogenic and post-procedural cards.
Dónde lo aplica el explorador
iatrogenictrauma
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Canadian Institute for Health Information. Canadian Coding Standards for Version 2022 ICD-10-CA and CCI. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2022. Códigos y clasificaciones del ICIS
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Canadian Coding Standards for Version 2022 ICD-10-CA and CCI. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2022. Códigos y clasificaciones del ICIS