Information for recording COVID-19 in a patient's health record.
Last updated: 19 April 2022
This information is for GPs, hospital clinicians and their software industry partners. It should be used to record details of COVID-19 in the affected patient's health record.
You should use the SNOMED CT codes in the table below for case classification, following the case definition and testing guidance for COVID-19. These SNOMED concepts and terms are included in the SNOMED CT New Zealand Edition. If your software does not yet support SNOMED, you will have to use the equivalent Z codes, PMS codes or ICD-10-AM codes.
| Concept | SNOMED CT code | Z code | Medtech code | Profile code | ICD-10-AM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed COVID-19 | 840539006 | @MT0.02 | COVID19-1 | U07.1 | |
| Probable COVID-19 | 50881000210106 | @MT0.04 | U07.2 | ||
| Under investigation COVID-19 | 840544004 | @MT0.03 | COVID19-2 | Z03.8 | |
| Not a case | 688232241000119100 | ||||
| Post-acute COVID-19 4-12 weeks | 1119303003 | Z2201 | |||
| Long COVID-19 > 12 weeks | 1119304009 | Z2202 |
Coding for COVID-19 laboratory tests
The March 2020 update to the NZ Pathology Observation Code Sets (NZPOCS) adds a set of COVID-19 test codes and descriptions for laboratories to code test results. See the LOINC website for more information about the new codes.
Contact [email protected] if you need more information.
Guidance for certifying deaths due to COVID-19
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has developed guidelines for health practitioners to use when certifying causes of death for people who died of, or with COVID-19. These guidelines are based on World Health Organization recommendations so are applicable to all countries. The guidelines can be found at Guidance for Certifying Deaths due to COVID-19.
For information about certifying documents online see Completing death documents.