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Procedure code

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Procedure codes are a sub-type of medical classification used to identify specific surgical, medical, or diagnostic interventions. The structure of the codes will depend on the classification; for example some use a numerical system, others alphanumeric.

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International

  • International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2), as well as procedure codes; ICPC-2 also contains diagnosis codes, reasons for encounter (RFE), and process of care.
  • International Classification of Procedures in Medicine (ICPM) and International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)
  • SNOMED CT

    • North American

  • Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) (used in Canada. Replaced CCP.)
  • Current Dental Terminology (CDT)
  • Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (including Current Procedural Terminology) (for outpatient use; used in United States)
  • ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) (for inpatient use; used in United States)
  • ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (subset of ICD-9-CM) (formerly used in United States prior to the introduction of the ICD-10-PCS)
  • Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) (used in United States)
  • Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)
  • Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)

    • European

  • Classification des Actes Médicaux (CCAM) (used in France)
  • Classificatie van verrichtingen (Dutch)
  • Gebührenordnung für ärzte (GOÄ) (Germany)
  • Nomenclature des prestations de santé de l'institut national d'assurance maladie invalidité (Belgium)
  • NOMESCO
  • OPCS-4 (used by the NHS in England)
  • OPS-301 (adaptation of ICPM used in Germany)
  • Read codes, used in United Kingdom General Practice
  • TARMED (Switzerland)

    • Other

  • Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI)

    • References

    Procedure code Wikipedia
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