data.frame detailling the changes in ICD-10-GM codes between versions

A data.frame providing old and new ICD codes (identical if no changes) and information as to whether the transition is automatic when transitioning forwards or backwards

Usage

icd_meta_transition

Format

An object of class data.frame with 257310 rows and 12 columns.

Source

The source data was downloaded from the official download centre of the German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI). See also https://www.dimdi.de/dynamic/en/classifications/icd/icd-10-gm/tabular-list/#crosswalks

Details

year_from

Year of validity of the old code (from 2004)

year_to

Year of validity of the new code (from 2005)

icd_from

Old ICD code

icd_to

New ICD code

automatic_forward

Whether the transition is automatic in the forward direction (i.e. the old code can always be converted to the new code). (A: automatic, otherwise NA)

automatic_backward

Whether the transition is automatic in the forward direction (i.e. the new code can always be converted to the old code) (A: automatic, otherwise NA)

change_5

Whether the change relates to the fifth digit of the ICD-10 code (TRUE/FALSE).

change_4

Whether the change relates to the fourth digit of the ICD-10 code (TRUE/FALSE).

change_3

Whether the change relates to the three-digit ICD-10 code (TRUE/FALSE).

icd3

The first three digits of icd_from.

icd_chapter

The first character of icd_from (i.e. the letter denoting the chapter).

See also

Other ICD-10-GM metadata: icd_meta_blocks, icd_meta_chapters, icd_meta_codes