Generated Narrative: ValueSet mccod-cause-of-death-codes This value set includes codes based on the following rules: Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/icd-10 version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/icd-10-cm version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) Include all codes defined in http://id.who.int/icd/release/11/mms version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server) Include all codes defined in http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)
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Value set for cause of death coding on the WHO Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCoD), applicable to all lines of Frame A (immediate cause, antecedent causes) and to the underlying cause of death. **ICD Version Agnostic Design:** This value set supports both ICD-10 and ICD-11 to accommodate the range of coding systems in use across AeHIN member countries. The binding strength at the profile level is EXTENSIBLE, meaning: - Codes from ICD-10 (WHO reference version) are preferred - Codes from ICD-11 MMS are preferred - Codes from national ICD-10 or ICD-11 variants are permitted - Text-only entries (no code) are permitted for countries without electronic coding capability, subject to national policy **Text always required:** Regardless of whether a code is present, the text representation of the cause of death SHALL always be provided. This is enforced by an invariant in the MCCoDCauseOfDeathCondition and MCCoDUnderlyingCauseOfDeath profiles. **ICD system URIs recognised by this IG:** | System | Canonical URI | |--------|--------------| | ICD-10 (WHO) | http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/icd-10 | | ICD-10-CM (US) | http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/icd-10-cm | | ICD-11 MMS | http://id.who.int/icd/release/11/mms | | SNOMED CT | http://snomed.info/sct | Countries using national ICD variants not listed above SHALL declare the appropriate system URI in their national implementation guide. **DORIS and ICD-11:** When ICD-11 is used with the DORIS tool for underlying cause selection, the underlying cause code SHALL use the ICD-11 MMS system URI. The underlying cause may differ from any code listed in lines a-d of Frame A — this is explicitly supported by the MCCoDUnderlyingCauseOfDeath profile. **Guidance for member countries:** Countries SHOULD specify in their national IG which ICD system URI they use and whether text-only entries are permitted in their jurisdiction.
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