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2. About ICDwise
ICDwise is an independent, privately operated reference website that provides access to ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification) diagnosis codes published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
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ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and their official descriptions reproduced on this Site are public-domain data published by CMS and NCHS. This data is provided free of charge by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for public use.
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