Procedure code

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.

Examples of procedure codes

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)^[1]
SNOMED CT

North American

Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) (used in Canada. Replaced CCP.) ^[2]
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) ^[3]
Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)

European

Classification des Actes Médicaux (CCAM) (used in France)^[4]
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)^[5]
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)^[6]

References

^ "WHO / International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
^ "CCI to Replace ICD-9 in Canada"
^ "Overview: Nursing Interventions Classification "
^ ccam.sante.fr Archived October 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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^ fhs.usyd.edu.au Archived June 20, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[1] "WHO / International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2011-06-14.

[2] "CCI to Replace ICD-9 in Canada"

[3] "Overview: Nursing Interventions Classification "

[4] .sante.fr Archived October 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

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[6] s.usyd.edu.au Archived June 20, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

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