codex_icd10() allows you to search the NLM's ICD-10-CM
API by code or associated term.
Arguments
- code
All or part of an ICD-10-CM code
- term
Associated term describing an ICD-10 code
- field
options are "code" or "both"; default is "both"
- limit
API limit is 500; defaults to 10
Value
A tibble containing the search results.
Details
ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification) is a medical coding system for classifying diagnoses and reasons for visits in U.S. health care settings.
Examples
# Returns the seven codes beginning with "A15"
codex_icd10(code = "A15")
#> # A tibble: 7 × 2
#> icd_10_cm_code icd_10_cm_term
#> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung
#> 2 A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
#> 3 A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
#> 4 A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
#> 5 A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis
#> 6 A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis
#> 7 A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
# Returns the first five codes associated with tuberculosis
codex_icd10(term = "tuber", limit = 5)
#> # A tibble: 5 × 2
#> icd_10_cm_code icd_10_cm_term
#> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung
#> 2 A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
#> 3 A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
#> 4 A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
#> 5 A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis
# Returns the two codes associated with pleurisy
codex_icd10(term = "pleurisy")
#> # A tibble: 2 × 2
#> icd_10_cm_code icd_10_cm_term
#> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 R09.1 Pleurisy
#> 2 A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
# If you're searching for codes beginning with a certain letter, you
# must set the `field` param to "code" or it will search for terms as well:
# Returns terms containing the letter "Z"
codex_icd10(code = "z", limit = 5)
#> # A tibble: 5 × 2
#> icd_10_cm_code icd_10_cm_term
#> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 A28.8 Other specified zoonotic bacterial diseases, not elsewhere cla…
#> 2 A28.9 Zoonotic bacterial disease, unspecified
#> 3 A92.5 Zika virus disease
#> 4 B02.0 Zoster encephalitis
#> 5 B02.1 Zoster meningitis
# Returns codes beginning with "Z"
codex_icd10(code = "z", field = "code")
#> # A tibble: 10 × 2
#> icd_10_cm_code icd_10_cm_term
#> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 Z00.00 Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnor…
#> 2 Z00.01 Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal…
#> 3 Z00.110 Health examination for newborn under 8 days old
#> 4 Z00.111 Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old
#> 5 Z00.121 Encounter for routine child health examination with abnormal …
#> 6 Z00.129 Encounter for routine child health examination without abnorm…
#> 7 Z00.2 Encounter for examination for period of rapid growth in child…
#> 8 Z00.3 Encounter for examination for adolescent development state
#> 9 Z00.5 Encounter for examination of potential donor of organ and tis…
#> 10 Z00.6 Encounter for examination for normal comparison and control i…