Appendix C: Disability Codes

1

Immune System
(Infectious/Parasitic Diseases)

Bacterial infection, mycoses, viral infection, other infections, including parasitic

2

Cancer, Neoplasms, Malignant

Cancer, secondary malignancies, malignant neoplasm, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, benign neoplasms

3

Endocrine, Hormone, Nutritional, Metabolic & Immunity Disorders

Thyroid, immunity and metabolic disorders, nutritional, endocrine, diabetes, lipid, cystic fibrosis

4

Hemic/Lymphatic Systems
(Blood and Blood Forming Organs)

Anemia, blood disorders, diseases of white blood cells, other blood conditions

5

Mental Health/Mental Illness

Organic mental disorders, schizophrenic, paranoid and other psychiatric disorders, anxiety-related disorders, affective disorders, personal disorders, substance-related mental disorders, senility, other mental conditions

6

Nervous System and Sense Organs

Central nervous system, paralysis, convulsions, migraine, brain damage, eye and ear nerve disorders

7

Cardiovascular/Circulatory System

Hypertension, heart disease, disease of arteries and capillaries, diseases of veins and lymphatics

8

Respiratory System

Respiratory failure, infections, COPD, asthma, pleurisy, lung disease, other respiratory disease

9

Digestive System

Stomach, teeth, jaw, mouth, excluding dental, hernia, liver, pancreatic disorders (not diabetes)

10

Genital or Urinary Systems

Diseases of the urinary system and male or female genital organs

12

Skin Diseases/Subcutaneous
Tissue

Skin infections, inflammatory condition of skin, chronic ulcer of skin, other skin disorders

13

Muscular-Skeletal Systems

Arthritis, bone, joint and back, musculoskeletal problems, osteoporosis, connective tissue disease

14

Anomalies Present at Birth or Hereditary in Nature

Abnormalities present at birth and other congenital anomalies, inherited conditions

18

Intellectual Disability

Mild, moderate, severe, profound intellectual disability.

Intellectual Disability means sub-average intellectual functioning coupled by deficits in adaptive behavior manifesting during the developmental period.