Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Mortality
and morbidity coding for HIV disease are similar and have evolved over
time. Mortality
coding: Starting
with data year 1999 and the introduction of the Tenth
Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10),
the title for this cause of death was changed to "HIV disease"
from "HIV infection" and the ICD codes changed to B20-B24.
Beginning with data for 1987, NCHS introduced category numbers *042-*044
for classifying and coding HIV infection as a cause of death in ICD-9.
The asterisk before the category numbers indicates that these codes were
not part of the original ICD-9. HIV infection was formerly referred to as
human T-cell lymphotropic virus-III/ Morbidity coding: The National Hospital Discharge Survey codes diagnosis data using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). Discharges with diagnosis of HIV have at least one HIV diagnosis listed on the face sheet of the medical record and are not limited to the first-listed diagnosis. During 1984 and 1985 only data for AIDS (ICD-9-CM 279.19) were included. In 1986-94, discharges with the following diagnoses were included: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and associated conditions, and positive serological or viral culture findings for HIV (ICD-9-CM 042-044, 279.19, and 795.8). Beginning in 1995 discharges with the following diagnoses were included: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status (ICD-9-CM 042 and V08). SOURCE: Health, United States Related
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