×

close

21 - Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

!markdown Clinical findings include those found using physical, laboratory and imaging techniques. Diseases can manifest in many ways and in different body systems. Such specific manifestations may be a reason for treatment or encounter, with or without identifying or addressing the underlying condition. Categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown aetiology' or 'transient'. The conditions and signs or symptoms included in this chapter consist of: - cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated - signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined; - provisional diagnoses in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care; - cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made; - cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason; - certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right. These categories should be used in conjunction with a code from another chapter that identifies the underlying condition.

exclusions

• Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period  (Chapter 19)
• Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother  (JA66)

sections/codes in this chapter

• Symptoms of blood, blood-forming organs, or the immune system  (MA00-MA0Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of blood, blood-forming organs, or the immune system  (MA10-MA3Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases  (MA50-MA6Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of speech or voice  (MA80-MB0Y)
• Mental or behavioural symptoms, signs or clinical findings  (MB20-MB2Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the nervous system  (MB40-MB9Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the visual system  (MC10-MC2Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of ear or mastoid process  (MC40-MC6Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the circulatory system  (MC80-MC9Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the respiratory system  (MD10-MD6Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the digestive system or abdomen  (MD80-ME4Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings involving the skin  (ME60-ME6Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the musculoskeletal system  (ME80-MF1Y)
• Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the genitourinary system  (MF30-MG0Y)
• General symptoms, signs or clinical findings  (MG20-MG9Y)
• Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality  (MH10-MH15)
• Other specified symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified  (MH2Y)

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.