Volume 18, Number 4—April 2012
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Determinants for Autopsy after Unexplained Deaths Possibly Resulting from Infectious Causes, United States
Lindy Liu
, Laura S. Callinan, Robert C. Holman, and Dianna M. Blau
, Laura S. Callinan, Robert C. Holman, and Dianna M. Blau
Table A1
Selected ICD-10 codes with corresponding cause of death for unexplained deaths possibly resulting from infectious causes, United States, 2003–2006*
| ICD-10 code | Cause of death description |
|---|---|
| A04.9 | Bacterial intestinal infection, unspecified |
| A05.9 | Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified |
| A07.9 | Protozoal intestinal disease, unspecified |
| A08.4 | Viral intestinal infection, unspecified |
| A09 | Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin |
| A28.9 | Zoonotic bacterial disease, unspecified |
| A41.9 | Septicemia, unspecified |
| A49.8 | Other bacterial infections of unspecified site |
| A49.9 | Bacterial infection, unspecified |
| A64 | Unspecified sexually transmitted disease |
| A68.9 | Relapsing fever, unspecified |
| A81.9 | Atypical virus infection of central nervous system, unspecified |
| A83.9 | Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis, unspecified |
| A84.9 | Tick-borne viral encephalitis, unspecified |
| A85.2 | Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis, unspecified |
| A86 | Unspecified viral encephalitis |
| A87.9 | Viral meningitis, unspecified |
| A89 | Unspecified viral infection of central nervous system |
| A92.9 | Mosquito-borne viral fever, unspecified |
| A94 | Unspecified arthropod-borne viral fever |
| A99 | Unspecified viral hemorrhagic fever |
| B09 | Unspecified viral infection characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions |
| B34.9 | Viral infection, unspecified |
| B49 | Unspecified mycosis |
| B64 | Unspecified protozoal disease |
| B82.0 | Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified |
| B82.9 | Intestinal parasitism, unspecified |
| B83.9 | Helminthiasis, unspecified |
| B88.9 | Infestation, unspecified |
| B89 | Unspecified parasitic disease |
| B94.9 | Sequelae of unspecified infectious or parasitic disease |
| B99 | Other and unspecified infectious diseases |
| D59.4 | Other nonautoimmune hemolytic anemias |
| D59.9 | Acquired hemolytic anemia, unspecified |
| D61.9 | Aplastic anemia, unspecified |
| D64.9 | Anemia, unspecified |
| D69.6 | Thrombocytopenia, unspecified |
| D73.3 | Abscess of spleen |
| G00.9 | Bacterial meningitis, unspecified |
| G03.9 | Meningitis, unspecified |
| G04.9 | Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified |
| G06.2 | Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified |
| I01.9 | Acute rheumatic heart disease, unspecified |
| I30.9 | Acute pericarditis, unspecified |
| I33.9 | Acute endocarditis, unspecified |
| I40.9 | Acute myocarditis, unspecified |
| I42.8 | Other cardiomyopathies |
| I42.9 | Cardiomyopathy, unspecified |
| I51.4 | Myocarditis, unspecified |
| I77.6 | Arteritis, unspecified |
| J01.9 | Acute sinusitis, unspecified |
| J02.9 | Acute pharyngitis, unspecified |
| J03.9 | Acute tonsillitis, unspecified |
| J06.9 | Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified |
| J12.9 | Viral pneumonia, unspecified |
| J15.9 | Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified |
| J18.0 | Bronchopneumonia, unspecified |
| J18.1 | Lobar pneumonia, unspecified |
| J18.2 | Hypostatic pneumonia, unspecified |
| J18.8 | Other pneumonia, organism unspecified |
| J18.9 | Pneumonia, unspecified |
| J20.9 | Acute bronchitis, unspecified |
| J21.9 | Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified |
| J22 | Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection |
| K29.7 | Gastritis, unspecified |
| K29.9 | Gastroduodenitis, unspecified |
| K51.9 | Ulcerative colitis, unspecified |
| K65.9 | Peritonitis, unspecified |
| K85.9 | Acute pancreatitis, unspecified |
| L95.9 | Vasculitis limited to skin, unspecified |
| M60.0 | Infective myositis |
| N10.9 | Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis |
| O98.9 | Unspecified maternal infectious or parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium |
| P36.9 | Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified |
| P37.9 | Congenital infectious and parasitic disease, unspecified |
| P39.9 | Infectious specific to the perinatal period, unspecified |
| R04.9 | Hemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified |
| R11 | Nausea and vomiting |
| R29.8 | Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems |
| R40.2 | Coma, unspecified |
| R50.9 | Fever, unspecified |
| R56.8 | Other and unspecified convulsions |
| R57.9 | Shock, unspecified |
| R59.9 | Enlarged lymph nodes, unspecified |
| R69 | Unknown and unspecified causes of morbidity |
| R83 | Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid |
| R83.5 | Abnormal microbiological findings, positive culture findings |
| R84 | Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax |
| R84.5 | Abnormal microbiological findings, positive culture findings |
| R84.6 | Abnormal cytological findings, Abnormal Papanicolaou smear |
| R84.7 | Abnormal histological findings |
| R85 | Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity |
| R85.5 | Abnormal microbiological findings, positive culture findings |
| R85.6 | Abnormal cytological findings, abnormal Papanicolaou smear |
| R85.7 | Abnormal histological findings |
| R89 | Abnormal findings in specimens from other organs, systems, and tissues |
| R89.5 | Abnormal microbiological findings, positive culture findings |
| R89.6 | Abnormal cytological findings, abnormal Papanicolaou smear |
| R89.7 | Abnormal histological findings |
| R96.0 | Instantaneous death |
| R96.1 | Death occurring less than 24 h from onset of symptoms, not otherwise explained |
| R98 | Unattended death |
| R99 | Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality |
*ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
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