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Detailed explanation-1: -ICD-10 codes were developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) . ICD-10-CM codes were developed and are maintained by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics under authorization by the WHO.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is designed to promote international comparability in the collection, processing, classification, and presentation of mortality statistics.

Detailed explanation-3: -History of the ICD The International Statistical Institute adopted the first international classification of diseases in 1893. The system was based on the Bertillon Classification of Causes of Death, developed by French statistician and demographer Jacques Bertillon.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ICD is published by the WHO and used worldwide for morbidity and mortality statistics, reimbursement systems, and automated decision support in health care. This system is designed to promote international comparability in the collection, processing, classification, and presentation of these statistics.

Detailed explanation-5: -World Health Organization (WHO) authorized the publication of the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10), which was implemented for mortality coding and classification from death certificates in the U.S. in 1999.