QA08

The ICD-11 code for special screening examination for infectious diseases is QA08. The full clinical description is "Special screening examination for infectious diseases".

ICD-11 code QA08 represents “Special screening examination for infectious diseases”. It is classified under Chapter 24: Factors Influencing Health Status or Contact With Health Services.

QA08 is in Chapter 24: Factors Influencing Health Status or Contact With Health Services (codes QA00-QF4Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for QA08 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

QA08 has 9 child codes, including: QA08.0 (Special screening examination for intestinal infectious diseases), QA08.1 (Special screening examination for respiratory tuberculosis), QA08.2 (Special screening examination for other bacterial diseases), QA08.3 (Special screening examination for infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission), and 5 more.