Questions: The United State began using ICD-10-CM for coding and classification of mortality data from death certificate in Select one: a. 1994 b. 1999 c. 2009 d. 2015

The answer is b: 1999.

Explanation for each option: a. 1994 - Incorrect. The ICD-10 was endorsed by the World Health Organization in 1990, but the United States did not begin using it for mortality data until later. b. 1999 - Correct. The United States began using ICD-10 for coding and classification of mortality data from death certificates in 1999. c. 2009 - Incorrect. This date is too late for the implementation of ICD-10 for mortality data. d. 2015 - Incorrect. This is the year when the United States transitioned to ICD-10-CM for morbidity coding, not mortality data.

Summary: The United States started using ICD-10 for mortality data in 1999.