ICD-10-AM

International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM)

ICD-10-AM refers to the Australian modification of the WHO ICD-10 base classification system. Its proper name is the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification. This version of ICD has been modified to serve particular Australian needs and to support the national collection of data relevant to our population's health.

It permits and supports the systematic recording, analysis, interpretation and comparison of morbidity data. ICD-10-AM is used to translate diseases of diseases and other health problems from words into an alphanumeric code, which permits easy storage, retrieval and analysis of the data.

ICD-10-AM is structured hierarchically within each chapter. At the highest level (within diseases) is the "base" classification at the three-character code level. This level conforms to the ICD-10 base classification from WHO, and permits exchange and comparison of morbidity data collections across borders. The majority of three-character categories are then further specified by four and five-character subcategories.