Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11
Abstract Countries have been routinely abstracting health data from hospital charts and coding conditions using ICD-10. A main condition must be assigned to each admission. However, the definition of main condition is inconsistent across countries, and may be based on (1) the initial reason for admi...
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| description | Abstract Countries have been routinely abstracting health data from hospital charts and coding conditions using ICD-10. A main condition must be assigned to each admission. However, the definition of main condition is inconsistent across countries, and may be based on (1) the initial reason for admission; (2) the reason for admission, as understood at the end of the hospital stay; and (3) the condition that consumed the most hospital resources or hospital days. Now, ICD-11 standardizes the coding schema for main condition. This paper describes the ICD-11 coding guidelines for main condition and discusses their implications for data comparability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-98ce4896d2c848db999af96a0e694e1e2025-08-20T03:42:57ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472025-07-0121S61610.1186/s12911-025-03069-6Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11Hude Quan0Olafr Steinum1Danielle A. Southern2William A. Ghali3Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of CalgaryNordic WHO FIC Collaborating CentreDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of CalgaryOffice of Vice President of Research & O’Brien Institute of Public Health, University of CalgaryAbstract Countries have been routinely abstracting health data from hospital charts and coding conditions using ICD-10. A main condition must be assigned to each admission. However, the definition of main condition is inconsistent across countries, and may be based on (1) the initial reason for admission; (2) the reason for admission, as understood at the end of the hospital stay; and (3) the condition that consumed the most hospital resources or hospital days. Now, ICD-11 standardizes the coding schema for main condition. This paper describes the ICD-11 coding guidelines for main condition and discusses their implications for data comparability.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03069-6StandardsMain conditionInternational classification of diseases |
| spellingShingle | Hude Quan Olafr Steinum Danielle A. Southern William A. Ghali Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11 BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Standards Main condition International classification of diseases |
| title | Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11 |
| title_full | Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11 |
| title_fullStr | Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11 |
| title_short | Coding mechanisms for main condition in ICD-11 |
| title_sort | coding mechanisms for main condition in icd 11 |
| topic | Standards Main condition International classification of diseases |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03069-6 |
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