MORBIDITY CODE

The code for morbidity recorded in the context of a TREATMENT RELATED MORBIDITY.

The coding frame used depends on the TREATMENT TYPE.

For Surgery - Primary Site Specific Surgical Complications - ICD-10 coding

National Codes:

For Chemotherapy and Combination treatment (only long-term adverse effects need to be recorded)
2Mild toxicity
3Moderate toxicity
4Severe toxicity
5Death due to toxicity

For Radiotherapy (only significant morbidity needs to be recorded):
3Moderate toxicity
4Severe toxicity
5Death due to toxicity

References:
National Cancer Dataset Version 1.3_ISB October 2002

 

This attribute is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralMORBIDITY CODES