Table 2 Specification areas, type of specification categories, examples for specification codes and definitions for the different types of specification categories referring to concepts in the medical reports not appropriately codeable with the ICF

(1) Precision

Combination category

Location of a body function

 e.g. b7101(s7201)

 e.g. mobility of shoulder joint

Not definable (within ICF components)

Concepts which can be coded to more than one ICF category within a component

 e.g. nd-d(ohw)

 e.g. overhead working

Other specified

Concepts not differentiable within an ICF category

 e.g. d4158

 e.g. maintaining a bending position

(2) Coverage

Not covered

Not covered by the ICF

 e.g. nc-acc

 e.g. accidents

Not covered – work (in)capacity

Not covered within the ICF (general work (in)capacity)

 e.g. nc-WC; nc-WIC

 e.g. work (in)capacity

Health condition

Health conditions

 e.g. hc

 e.g. depression

(3) Personal factors

Personal factors

Personal factors

 e.g. pf-edu

 e.g. educational background

(4) Broad concepts

Not definable (broad concepts)

Not definable broad concepts

 e.g. nd-gh

 e.g. general health