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Source concepts denoting a condition with an identifiable cause within scope of ICD10 Chapter XX (20) will be mapped to two target classification codes. The external cause classification will be assigned to the second target record (mapGroup=2).
SNOMED CT concepts which are descendants of
272379006
|
Event (event)|
will be mapped as either External causes or as Factors influencing health status
when these are within the scope of ICD-10.
242012005
|
Thermal burns from lightning (disorder)|
maps to:
(Exemplar: External cause:#1)
If the external cause or location is not explicit in the SNOMED CT concept, the generic external cause code will not be listed as a target ICD-10 code, as illustrated below.
371162008 | Closed fracture of skull (disorder)| maps to:
(Exemplar: External cause: #2)
414189000 | Fall down steps (event)| maps to:
(Exemplar: External cause: #3)
5193003 | Lightning (event)| maps to:
(Exemplar: External cause: #4)