They also are used for insurance purposes, how much should a treatment cost given so so diagnosis. ICD-10 attempts to put things in a bit of a flattened hierarc

They also are used for insurance purposes, how much should a treatment cost given so so diagnosis. ICD-10 attempts to put things in a bit of a flattened hierarchy with prefixes and ranges. Whether you are "struck by turtle" while playing Mario Kart, or smother yourself with a pillow [1], most codes are derived from recorded events. Then there's the algorithmically appended first, second, etc. encounters. [1]: http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/S00-T88/T66-T78/T71- http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/S00-T88/T66-T78/T71-