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Table 1 ICD-9 & 10 codes for underlying causes of death classification

From: Place of death in children and young people with cancer and implications for end of life care: a population-based study in England, 1993–2014

Group

Underlying cause of death*

ICD-10 codes

ICD-9 codes

1

Leukaemia: ALL

C91.0

204.0

2

Leukaemia: AML

C92.0, C92.4, C92.5, C92.6, C92.8, C93.0, C94.0, C94.2

205.0, 206.0, 207.0, 207.2

3

Leukaemia: other

C91-C95 excluding above

204–208 excluding above

4

Lymphomas: Hodgkin’s

C81

201

5

Lymphomas: non-Hodgkin’s

C82-C86

200, 202

6

Myeloma

C90

203

7

Brain, other CNS & Intracranial tumours

C70-C72, C75.1-C75.3, D32-D33, D35.2-D35.4, D42-D43, D44.3-D44.5

191–192, 194.3–194.4, 225, 227.3–227.4, 237.0, 237.1, 237.5, 237.6, 239.6

8

Connective tissue cancer

C46, C47, C49

171

9

Bone sarcoma

C40-C41

170

10

Renal tumours

C64

189.0

11

Hepatic tumours

C22

155

12

Adrenal tumors including neuroblastoma

C74

194.0

13

Retinoblastomas

C69.2

190.5

14

Other malignant

C00-C97 excluding all above C codes

140–209 excluding above

15

Other neoplasm

D00-D48 excluding above D codes

210–239 excluding above

16

Non-cancer

A00-B99, D50-R99

000–139, 240–799

  1. *Underlying causes of death grouping: Leukemia: 1–3; Lymphomas & other haematological: 4–6; Brain & other CNS tumors: 7; Bone & connective tissue: 8–9; Renal/Liver/Adrenal including neuroblastoma: 10–12; Other malignant: 13–15; Non-cancer: 16