ICD-10 Insights

What is ICD-10?

ICD-10, or the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, is a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. It is used by physicians, coders, IT professionals, health information managers, and others to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the United States.

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What other technologies are related to ICD-10?

ICD-10 Competitor Technologies

ICD-9

ICD-9 is a previous version of the International Classification of Diseases. ICD-10 replaced ICD-9, so they are competitors.

mentioned alongside ICD-10 in 41% (2.6k) of relevant job posts

ICD-10 Complementary Technologies

CPT

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are used to report medical procedures and services. ICD-10 codes are used for diagnosis, so they are used together in billing and healthcare records, making them complementary.

mentioned alongside ICD-10 in 50% (20.9k) of relevant job posts

HCPCS

HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) is a standardized coding system for medical procedures. Like CPT, it works with ICD-10 for billing and record-keeping, as HCPCS codes describe the service or item provided.

mentioned alongside ICD-10 in 47% (8.7k) of relevant job posts

CPT-4

CPT-4 is an older version of CPT. Like CPT, it works with ICD-10 for billing and record-keeping; describing medical, surgical, and diagnostic services.

mentioned alongside ICD-10 in 37% (2.8k) of relevant job posts