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Table 4 ICD-11 coding for example 2: A patient with long-standing type 2 diabetes is admitted to hospital after developing hypoglycaemia, which is noted to be a result of liraglutide by the medical team

From: Coding mechanisms for diagnosis timing in the International Classification of Diseases, Version 11

Diagnosis1

Diagnosis2

External cause: cause and mode/mechanism

Cause

Mode/mechanism

5A21.0

5A11&XY0Y

PL00

PL13.Z&XM0EQ7

5A21.0/5A11&XY0Y/PL00/PL13.Z&XM0EQ7

Quality and safety three-part model: Harm, cause, and mode/mechanism

Harm (Diagnosis3)

Cause

Mode/mechanism

Extra detail

NC72.2Z&XY69&XE245&XE28K

PL10

PL14.E

PA60&XE8PK

NC72.2Z&XY69&XE245&XE28K/PL10/PL14.E/PA60&XE8PK

  1. On day 3 during her hospital stay, the patient has a fall out of the hospital bed, with a fracture to her right hip. The main condition is hypoglycaemia. Other conditions include diabetes mellitus, type 2; two falls, one before admission and one after admission; and a right femoral neck fracture during the hospital stay