ICD-10 Code Proposal: Readiness Assessment

PART 1: Setting the Stage

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1. Can you define clear and compelling public health (documenting prevalence and/or incidence, burden of disease, burden on healthcare system) objectives for securing a new (or revising an existing) ICD code?

No or not yet

We have some ideas for why we want to do this

We have a stated set of objectives

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2. Are there near-term regulatory or healthcare delivery decisions that would benefit from a new/revised code? (e.g., approval of a new diagnostic tool or therapy for the condition, change in the standard of care, change in the prevalence of the condition)

No or do not know

Not immediately, but within the next 2-3 years

Yes

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3. Do you or a member of your team have prior experience revising or applying for a new code?

No

Yes, but the revision/application was not accepted

Yes, and the revision/application was accepted

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4. Is there tight agreement among research and medical experts in the field about how to diagnose this condition?

No

Select physicians strongly agree on the presentation of this condition

Yes

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5. Is the subject condition included in the NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center directory of diseases?

No

Yes

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6. Does the subject condition have its own or a related World Health Organization (WHO) ICD-11 code?

Yes, but the format of the ICD-11 code is undesirable

No

Yes