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6               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about Barrett's oesophagus and death from Barrett's oesophagus.
Meaning of Barrett's oesophagus
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Barrett's oesophagus means:
(a)          a condition in which there is metaplasia of the epithelium of the lower oesophagus from the normal stratified squamous epithelium to abnormal columnar epithelium; and
(b)          includes metaplasia at the gastro-oesophageal junction.
(3)          While Barrett's oesophagus attracts ICD‑10‑AM code K22.7, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of Barrett's oesophagus is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD‑10‑AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD‑10‑AM), Ninth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2015, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978‑1‑76007‑020‑5.
Death from Barrett's oesophagus
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Barrett's oesophagus, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's Barrett's oesophagus.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.