1988 Agent Summary Statement for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Report on Laboratory-Acquired Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus [MMWR, Vol 37 No.S-4]

January 1, 1988; 50 & 51:821
Revision of HIV Classification Codes
CDC has updated the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical
Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection for
use with United States morbidity and mortality data. The revised coding scheme is
effective January 1, 1988. This scheme will allow public health officials, clinical
researchers, and agencies that finance medical care to accurately monitor HIV
diagnoses on death certificates and medical records. The codes appear in the MMWR
supplement dated December 25, 1987, and entitled "Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) Infection Codes, Official Authorized Addendum, ICD-9-CM (Revision No. 1)."
Copies of the supplement (MMWR, Vol. 36, No. S-7) may be purchased from the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
20402, telephone [phone], or from MMS Publications, C.S.P.O. Box 9120,
Waltham, Massachusetts 02254, telephone [phone].