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. 2013 Oct 31;13:453. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-453

Table 3.

Description of morbidity groups

Morbidity groups a ICD-10 codes ATC codes Codes added + or removed- b
Unmodified diagnostic categories
 
 
 
Tuberculosis (03)
A15A19,B90,K230,K673,K930,M011,M490,M900,N330,N740, N741,O980,P370
J04A
J01GA01- J01GB04-
Human immunodeficiency virus disease (05)
B20-B24,F024,R75,Z21
J05AE,J05AF,J05AG,J05AR, J05AX07-J05AX09 except J05AF08
J05AF05+
Diabetes mellitus (22)
E10-E14,G590,G632,H360, M141,N083,O24
A10
 
Mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol (25)
F10
N07BB
N07BB+
Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (27)
F20-F29
N05A , except N05AN
N05AD0+ N05AL0+
Mood [affective] disordersc (28)
F30-F39
N06A,N06C,N05AN except N06AX01 and N06AX02
 
Other mental and behavioral disordersd(29)
F04-F09,F40-F99 not F803
N05B,N05C,N06B
N05BD0+ N05BX0+ N05C + N06B+
Alzheimer’s diseasee (30)
F00,G30
N06D not N06DX02
 
Multiple sclerosis* (31)
G35
L03AB02,L03AB07,L03AB08, L03AX13
 
Epilepsy (32)
G40-G41,F803
N03
N03AA0+
Hypertensive disease (38)
I10-I15,O10-O11,O13-016
C02,C03 except C03C,C04AB, C07,C08,C09
C04AB + C07 + C08 + C09+
Conduction disorders and cardiac arrhythmias (43)
I44-I49
C01A,C01B,C01CA02,C01EB10
C01CA02+
Heart failuref (44)
I50
C01CA04, C01CA07,C01CE,C01CX,C03C
C01CA04+ C01CX+
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (65)
K50-K51
A07EA,A07EC
A07EA+
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue* (77)
L01,L02,L08
D06,P03
 
Hyperplasia of prostate (94)
N40
G04BD,G04C
G04BD + G04C+
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs* (97)
N70-N77, except N740 and N741
G01
 
Poisoning by drugs and biological substances* (122)
T36-T65
V03AB,H04AA01
 
Subgroups of diagnostic categories
 
 
 
Paludism* (06-)
B50-B54
P01B not P01BA02
 
Parasitosis* (06-)
B55-B83, B89
P01A,P01C,P02
 
Hepatitis B or C (06-)
B16-B18
L03AB01,L03AB04,L03AB05,L03AB06,L03AB09,L03AB10, L03AB11, J05AF08, J05AF10, J05AF11
J05AB04- J05AF05- L03AB01+ L03AB06+ L03AB09+ L03AB11+
Viral diseases* (06-)
A60,A80-A99,B00-B15,B19, B25-B34,B941,B942,B97,J12, J171,J203-J207,J210
J05AA, J05AB, J05AC03, J05AD, J05AX except J05AX07-J05AX09
 
Anemia – nutritional* (20-)
D50-D53
B03A, B03B
 
Non nutritional anemia g (20-)
D55-64
B03XA
 
Neutropenia* (21-)
D70
L03AA
 
Thyroid disorders (23-)
E00-E07
H03
 
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases* (23-)
remainder of E00-E90
H01AB, H01AC, H01AX, H01C except H01CB01
 
Obesity* (23-)
E66
A08
 
Hyperlipidemia (23-)
E780-E785
C10
 
Mental and behavioral disorders due to opioids* (26-)
F11,F19
N07BC
 
Mental and behavioral disorders due to tobacco (26-)
F17
N07BA
N07BA+
Migraine (34-)
G43
N02C
N02C+
Parkinson’s disease (34-)
G20-G22
N04,except N04BC08
N04BC01+ N04BC06 + h N04BC07+
Conjunctivitis* (36-)
H10
S01A, S01GX
 
Glaucoma (36-)
H40, H42
S01E
 
Eye inflammation* (36-)
H00-H05,H11-H16,H20, H22
S01B, S01C
 
Disorders of external ear* (37-)
H601-H609,H62
S02, S03
 
Vertigo* (37-)
H81,H82
N07C
 
Influenza* (49-)
J09-J11
J05AH, J05AC02
 
Other acute upper respiratory infections* (49-)
J00-J06, not J020,J028,J030, J038
R01, R02, R05
 
Other diseases of upper respiratory tract – allergy (53-)
J30,L50
R06, V01
R06 + V01+
Hemorrhoids* (69-)
I84, O224, O872
C05A
 
Functional disorders of the digestive system* (76-)
K58, K59
A03, A06, A07DA, A07B, A07CA
 
Psoriasis (78-)
L40
D05, L04AA21, L04AA15
D05 + L04AA21+ L04AA15+
Dermatitis* (78-)
L20-L39, not L303
D07, D11AX14, D11AX15
 
Acne* (79-)
L70,L718,L719,L730
D10
 
Gout (83-)
M10
M04A
 
Osteoporosis (89-)
M80-M82
H05, M05BA, M05BB
H05 + M05BA + M05BB+
Transplanted organ status (129-)
K771,K932,L991,N165,T860, T861-T864,T8681,T8682,Z94
L04AA02-10, L04AX01, L04AC01, L04AC02, L04AD01, L04AD02
 
Multiple morbidities groups
 
 
 
Gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin* (01–02)
A00-A09, not A064-A066, K521
A07A, A07F
 
Ischemic heart diseases (39–41)
I20-I25
C01DA, C01DX12, C01DX16
C01DX12+
Reactive airway diseasei (54, 55)
J40-J47
R03
R03AA + R03AB + R03BZ + R03CA + R03CB+
Diseases of esophagus and peptic ulcer (59–61)
K20-K31, not K230 and K231
A02BA- A02BD, A02X02
 
Malignant neoplasm (07–15)
C00-C97
A04AA, A04AD12, L01, L02, L03AC01, L03AX03, L03AX12 L04AX02, V03AF, V03AG, V03AH, V10A, V10B, V10XX01
L03AA-m A04AD12+ L02+ L03AC01+,L03AX03+,L03AX12+ L04AX02 + V03AF + V03AG + V03AH + V10A + V10B + V10XX01+
Inflammatory polyarthritis and connective tissue disorders (83,85-)j
M05-M09, M30-M36, M45
H02A, H02B,L04AA13,L04AB01, L04AB04, L04AX03, M01B, M01CA, M01CB, P01BA02
L04AX03+ M01B + M01CA+
Pain (80-83-,85-88-,111,112-)k
M50-M51,M54,R07,R10, R30, R51, R52, remainder of M60-M79
M01A, M03B, M03C, M09, N02A, N02B
M03B + M03C + M09+ N02B+
Mycosis (06-,50-)*
B35-B49, J172
D01, J02
 
Bacterial infection or septicemia* (04,06-,50-,51-,88-)
A064-A066, A20-A79 (except A30, A31, A60), B95,B96, B99, D733, E321, G00, G01, G042, G060-G062, G07, H600, J020, J028, J030, J038, remainder of J13-J20, J36, J390, J391, J851-J853, K046, K047, K1020, K1021, K113, K122, K351, K570, K572, K574, K578, K61,K630, K750, L00, L03-L05, M00, M010-M013, M03, M600, M630-M632, M650, M651; M680, M710, M711, M730, M731, N151, N160, N340, N412, N450, N459, N751, N764, O85, O911
J01
 
Thrombo-embolic risk or disease (34-, 42-,45-,46-,48,101-,102-,106-)l
G08, I260,I269,I2720, I63-I66,I676, I693, I694, I698, I70, I731,I74, I77, I80-I82, O032, O037, O042, O047, O052, O057, O062, O067, O072, O077, O082, O223, O225, O871, O873
B01A
 
Hemorrhage risk or disease* (21-, 45-,46-) D65-D68, D693-D699 B02,L03AC02  

aThe numbers identifying groups are those of the International Shortlist for Hospital Morbidity Tabulation (ISHMT) - Eurostat/OECD/WHO; with dash indicating subgroups. Categories not included in the most recent RxRisk model18 are indicated with an asterisk*.

bCodes removed or added to those of Kuo et al.14

cThe RxRisk-V distinguishes bipolar disorders (ATC code N05AN) and depression.

dThis category is defined as anxiety and tension in the RxRisk-V (hypnotics not retained as screen).

eThis category is defined as dementia in the RxRisk-V.

fThe RxRisk-V split hypertension in hypertension and congestive heart failure/hypertension, the latter detected by loop diuretics, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and Angiotensin II receptors blockers.

gDefined as end stage renal disease in the RxRisk-V.

hATC distinguishes, according the dose, the use of the two dopamine agonists bromocryptin and cabergolin N04BC01 , N04BC06: low dose for prolactin inhibition and high dose in parkinsonism.

iAsthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis.

jRheumatic conditions for original CDS and steroid responsive conditions for Rxrisk.

kThe RxRisk-V distinguishes pain(opioid) from pain and inflammation (NSAI).

lThe RxRisk-V distinguishes anti-platelet from anticoagulant.

mIn our category neutropenia.