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Table 1 ICD Codes Selected for Case Identification of Maltreatment-Related Cases

From: Using Routinely Collected Hospital Data for Child Maltreatment Surveillance: Issues, Methods and Patterns

Type of Code

ICD-10-AM Code

ICD-10-AM Code Description

Diagnosis Codes

T74.0

Maltreatment syndromes: Neglect or abandonment

 

T74.1

Maltreatment syndromes: Physical Abuse

 

T74.2

Maltreatment syndromes: Sexual abuse

 

T74.3

Maltreatment syndromes: Psychological abuse

 

T74.8

Maltreatment syndromes: Other maltreatment syndromes

 

T74.9

Maltreatment syndromes: Maltreatment syndrome, unspecified

 

Z04.4

Examination and observation following alleged rape and seduction

 

Z04.5

Examination and observation following other inflicted injury

 

Z61.4

Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person within primary support group

 

Z61.5

Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person outside primary support group

 

Z61.6

Problems related to alleged physical abuse of child

 

Z62.0

Inadequate parental supervision and control

 

Z62.3

Hostility towards and scapegoating of child

 

Z62.4

Emotional neglect of child

 

Z62.5

Other problems related to neglect in upbringing

 

Z62.6

Inappropriate parental pressure and other abnormal qualities of upbringing

External Cause Codes

X85-Y09

Assault codes - includes 5th character perpetrator codes as follows:

 

1

Parent

 

2

Other family member

 

3

Carer

 

8

Other specified person*

 

9

Unspecified person*

Procedure Codes

5830600

Radiography of whole skeleton

 

9608400

Physical Abuse Counselling

  1. *Cases where an 'other specified' or 'unspecified' perpetrator were only included in the maltreatment group if the child was 14 years of age or under (see methodology section for further explanation)