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All ICD codes are tested for validity prior to generating this variable. Those deemed invalid are classified as Unknown/missing/invalid COD. Those deemed valid but not meeting the definition of any above grouping are classified as Other Cause of Death. The following documents contain an enumeration of valid ICD-10 (TXT, 49 KB)causes of death.

Neoplasm Causes of Death ICD-10 Causes of Death Recode Value
Head and Neck
Lip C00 001
Tongue Anterior C020-C023, C028-C029 002
Gum C030-C031, C039, C062 003
Floor of Mouth C040-C041, C048-C049 004
Palate excluding Soft and Uvula C050 005
Buccal Mucosa C060, C061 006
Mouth Other C058-C059, C068-C069 007
Major Salivary Glands C07, C080-C081, C088-C089 008
Nasopharynx C110-C113, C118-C119 009
Oropharynx C01, C024, C051-C052, C090-C091, C098-C099, C100, C102-C104, C108-C109 010
Hypopharynx C12, C130-C132, C138-C139 011
Pharynx and Oral Cavity Other C140, C142, C148 012
Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses C300, C310, C311 013
Sinus Other C301, C312-C313, C318-C319 014
Larynx C101, C320-C323, C328-C329 015
Digestive System
Esophagus C150-C155, C158-C159 016
Stomach C160-C166, C168-C169 017
Small Intestine C170-C173, C178-C179 018
Appendix C181 019
Colon and Rectum (excluding Appendix) C180, C182-C189, C19, C20 020
Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum C210-C212, C218 021
Liver C220, C222-C224, C227, C229 022
Intrahepatic Bile Duct C221 023
Gallbladder C23 024
Extrahepatic Bile Ducts C240 025
Ampulla of Vater C241 026
Biliary Other C248-C249 027
Pancreas C250-C254, C257-C259 028
Digestive Other C260, C268-C269 029
Respiratory Tract and Thorax
Lung and Bronchus C340-C343, C348-C349 030
Thymus C37 031
Heart, Mediastinum and Pleura C380-C384, C388 032
Trachea, and Respiratory Other C33, C390, C398-C399 033
Bones and Soft Tissue
Bones and Joints C400-C403, C408-C414, C418-C419 034
Retroperitoneum and Peritoneum C480-C482, C488 035
Soft Tissue C470-C476, C478-C479, C490-C496, C498-C499 036
Skin
Melanoma of the Skin C430-C439 037
Other Non-Epithelial Skin C440-C449 038
Breast C500-C506, C508-C509 039
Female Genital System
Vulva C510-C512, C518-C519 040
Vagina C52 041
Cervix C530-C531, C538-C539 042
Corpus C540-C543, C548-C549, C55 043
Ovary C56 044
Fallopian Tube C570 045
Adnexa Other and Genital Female Other C571-C574, C577-C579 046
Placenta C58 047
Male Genital System
Penis C600-C602, C608-C609 048
Prostate C61 049
Testis C620-C621, C629 050
Genital Male Other C630-C632, C637-C639 051
Urinary System
Kidney Parenchyma C64 052
Kidney Renal Pelvis C65 053
Ureter C66 054
Urinary Bladder C670-C679 055
Urethra C680 056
Urinary Other C681, C688-C689 057
Eye and Orbit C690-C696, C698-C699 058
Central Nervous System
Meninges (Malignant) C700, C701, C709 059
Brain (Malignant) C710-C719 060
CNS Other (Malignant) C720-C725, C728-C729 061
Endocrine System
Intracranial Gland (Malignant) C751-C753 062
Thyroid C73 063
Adrenal Gland C740-C741, C749 064
Parathyroid C750 065
Endocrine Other C754-C755, C758-C759 066
HEMATOPOIETIC NEOPLASMS
Hodgkin Lymphomas C81 067
B-cell Neoplasms
Large B-cell lymphoma C833-C834, C836-C839 068
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/Small lymphocytic lymphoma C830, C911 069
Plasma Cell Neoplasms C900-C902, D472, D477 070
Other B-cell leukemia/lymphomas or Lymphoma, NOS C820-C822, C827, C829, C831-C832, C850-C851, C857, C859, C880-C883, C887, C889, C912-C914, C919 071
T-cell neoplasms
Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome C840, C841 072
Other T and NK-cell leukemias/lymphomas C842-C845, C915, C917, C947 073
Precursor Lymphoid Neoplasms C835, C910 074
Acute Myeloid Leukemias C920, C923-C925, C930, C940, C942, C944, C945, D463 075
Other Hematopoietic Neoplasms
Other Leukemias C922, C927, C929, C932, C937, C939, C943, C950, C952, C957, C959 076
Myelodysplastic Syndromes D460-D462, D464, D467, D469 077
Myeloproliferative/Myelodysplastic syndromes, including MDS/MPN overlap C921, C931, C941, C951, D45, D470-D471, D473 078
Miscellaneous Hematopoietic Neoplasms C960-C963, C967, C969, C97, D479, D760, D763 079
Mesothelioma C450-C452, C457, C459 080
Kaposi Sarcoma C460-C463, C467-C469 081
Miscellaneous Neoplasms C261, C420-C424, C76-C80 082
In situ neoplasms D00-D09 083
Brain, CNS Other and Intracranial Gland (Benign and Borderline) D320-D321, D329-D334, D337, D339, D352-D354, D420-D421, D429-D434, D437, D439, D443-D445 084
Benign and Borderline: All Other sites D100-D319, D34, D350-D351, D355-D361, D367, D369-D419, D440-D442, D446-D449, D480-D489 085
Non-Neoplasm Causes of Death ICD-10 Code Recode value
HIV (1987+)* B20-B24 100
Septicemia A40-A41 101
Other infectious and Parasitic Diseases* A00-A08, A15-A33, A35-A39, A42-B19, B25-B99 102
COVID (2020+ only) U071 103
Diabetes Mellitus E10-E14 104
Alzheimer's (ICD-9 and ICD-10 only) G30 105
Circulatory Disease
Hypertensive disease I10-I15 106
Ischemic heart disease I20-I25 107
Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation I26-I28 108
Cerebrovascular diseases I60-I69 109
Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries I70-I78 110
Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system I00-I09, I30-I51, I80-I99 111
Pneumonia and Influenza J09-J18 112
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions J40-J47 113
Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers K25-K28 114
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis K70, K73-K74 115
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27 116
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbrith, Puerperium A34, O00-O95, O98-O99 117
Congenital Anomalies Q00-Q99 118
Certain Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period P00-P96 119
Symptoms, Signs and Ill-Defined Conditions R00-R99 120
Accidents and Adverse Effects V01-X59, Y85-Y86 121
Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury U03, X60-X84, Y870 122
Homicide and Legal Intervention U01-U02, X85-Y09, Y35, Y871, Y890 123
Complications of medical and surgical care (ICD-10 only, 1999+) Y40-Y84, Y88 124
Other Causes of Death   200
Codes Not Indicating Causes of Death** Recode Value
Alive 000
State DC not available or state DC available but no COD 777
Unknown/missing/invalid COD 999