This dimension groups medical conditions by the body system they primarily affect. Wikipedia notes that a disease "adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism," a structure that is always located within one particular body system. Browsing this way collects every condition affecting the same body system.
Facts
Comparison
ICD-10 Chapter Number ICD-10 Code Range Body System
Sources
1. ICD-10 (Wikipedia)
ICD-10 chapter table, Chapter XVI, chapter number
XVI | P00-P96 | "Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period"
ICD-10 chapter table, Chapter XVI, code range
XVI | P00-P96 | "Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period"
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