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Instruction Manuals

Selected Instruction manuals are also available from the CDC/FTP server in WordPerfectTM and ASCII format. If an instruction manual below is unavailable for downloading, you may contact us to request a copy.

Recent Manuals

Part 2a-Instructions for Classifying the Underlying Cause-of-Death, ICD-10, 2004. 243 pp.
Due to the large size or complexity of this file it has not been made compliant with the Americans with Disablilities Act, Section 508. Visually impared assistive technology users may call 3 0 1 4 5 8 4 6 3 6 or e mail n c h s query at c d c dot gov for assistance.View/download PDF 1.2 MB
Errata - 1. 13 pp.
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Part 2b-Instructions for Classifying the Multiple Causes of Death, ICD-10, 2004. 417 pp.
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Errata - 1. 21 pp.
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Part 2c-ICD-10 ACME Decision Tables for Classifying Underlying Causes of Death, 2004. 1,104 pp.
Due to the large size or complexity of this file it has not been made compliant with the Americans with Disablilities Act, Section 508. Visually impared assistive technology users may call 3 0 1 4 5 8 4 6 3 6 or e mail n c h s query at c d c dot gov for assistance.View/download PDF 1.7 MB

Part 3a replacement-Specifications for U.S. Standard Certificate of Birth-2003 revision. 

Part 3b replacement-Specifications for U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death-2003 revision.

Part 4 replacement-Specifications for U.S. Standard Certificate of Death-2003 revision. 

Part 8-Geographic Classification, 2003.  577 pp.
Due to the lare size or complexity of this file it has not been made accessible.View/download PDF 7.1 MB

Part 8a-Geographic Classification (FIPS), 2004.  1,326 pp.
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Part 9-ICD-10 Underlying Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics. Updated Oct. 2002.  89 pp.
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Part 11-ICD-10 Computer Edits for Mortality Data Effective
2004. 83 pp.
Due to the lare size or complexity of this file it has not been made accessible.View/download PDF 243 KB

Part 12-Computer Edits for Natality Data Effective 1993. 63 pp.
View/download PDF 6.1 MB

Part 18-Guidelines for Implementing Field and Query Programs for Registration of Births and Deaths, 1993

Part 19-Industry and Occupation Coding for Death Certificates, 1998

Part 19b-Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations, 2003. 113 pp.
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Part 20-ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Querying, 1999. 117 pp.
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Historical Manuals

Part 1-Source Records and Control Specifications, 1995

Part 2a-Instructions for Classifying the Underlying Cause-of-Death, ICD-9. 121 pp.
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Part 2b-Instructions for Classifying the Multiple Causes of Death, ICD-9. 296 pp.
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Part 2c-ICD-9 ACME Decision Tables for Classifying Underlying Causes of Death. 290 pp.
View/download PDF 31 MB 

Part 2d-NCHS Procedures for Mortality Medical Data System File Preparation and Maintenance

Part 2e-Non-Indexed Terms, Standard Abbreviations, and State Geographic Codes Used in Mortality Data Classification,
ICD-9. 147 pp.
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Part 2f-ICD-9 TRANSAX Disease Reference Tables for Classifying Multiple Causes of Death

Part 2g-Data Entry Instructions for the Mortality Medical Indexing, Classification, and References System
(MICAR), 1996-1997, ICD-9. 285 pp.
View/download PDF 575 KB

Part 2h-Dictionary of Valid Terms for MICAR

Part 2i-MICAR Quick Reference Guide, ICD-9. 48 pp.
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Part 3a-Classification and Coding Instructions for Live Birth Records. 1999-2001. 60 pp.
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Part 3b-Classification and Coding Instructions for Fetal Death Records. 1999-2001. 57 pp.
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Part 4-Demographic Classification and Coding Instructions for Death Records. 1999-2001. 54 pp.
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Part 8-Geographic Classification
1994. (coming soon)
1970. 195 pp.
Due to the large size or complexity of this file it has not been made compliant with the Americans with Disablilities Act, Section 508. Visually impared assistive technology users may call 3 0 1 4 5 8 4 6 3 6 or e mail n c h s query at c d c dot gov for assistance.View/download PDF 24 MB
1962. 202 pp.
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1960-61. 276 pp.
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Part 9-Underlying Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics.

Part 11-ICD-9 Computer Edits for Mortality Data Effective
1990. 42 pp.
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Part 20-Cause-of-Death Querying

 

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