ICD-10 Chapter XXI: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services

The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is a coding of diseases and signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or diseases, as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO).. This page contains ICD-10 Chapter XXI: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

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