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ICD
ICD, published by the World Health Organization is used all over the world as a diagnosis-related classification. The German language editions have been published by DIMDI on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Health. The current revision is ICD-10, a special edition for tumor documentation is ICD-O.
ICD-10
For mortality statistics the German lanuage edition ICD-10-WHO is used. For ambulatory and stationary medicine a special adaptation to the requirements of the German Social Security Bill (Sozialgesetzbuch, SGB), ICD-10-GM is used. more »
ICD-9, ICD-8, ICD-6
DIMDI offers files of some old revisions of ICD. ICD-9 is available in the German translation by DIMDI, ICD-8 and ICD-6 are available in the translations of the former German Democratic Republic. A table shows when the revisions were in use in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the German Democratic Republic. more »
ICD-10 Thesaurus
For everyday work with ICD-10-GM the so-called ICD-10-Diagnosenthesaurus (thesaurus of diagnostic terms) is a highly appreciated tool. It contains an alphabetical index of more than 75,000 terms with ICD codes, which become more than 120,000 searchable entries in its book version. more »
Crosswalks
Crosswalks are available between the versions and revisions of ICD. more »
Reimbursement System for German Hospitals
The self-governing bodies of the German health care system are responsible for the system of Diagnosis Related Groups and the Reimbursement System for German Hospitals. more »
