Factsheet: ICD-10-CM Coding for Human Trafficking

 

ICD-10 Factsheet thumbnailHuman trafficking is a public health concern many hospitals and health systems are combating every day. It is a crime, occurring when a trafficker exploits an individual with force, fraud or coercion to make them perform commercial work or sex.

Read more in the factsheet below.

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