The Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) is a system of

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 alph ...

s used in

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developed and maintained by the

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. The codes contain letters and numbers and long and short name is provided. For example, CCI code '5MD53JE' has short name 'Deliv by forceps rotation w episiotomy' and long name'Forceps traction and rotation, with episiotomy forceps rotation only with manually assisted delivery (e.g. DeLee key-in-lock, Maughan maneuver)'. 2018 CIC version contains more than 17 thousand procedural codes defined.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20170202130435/https://www.cihi.ca/en/data-and-standards/standards/classification-and-coding/canadian-classification-of-health * http://www.hcaiinfo.ca/Health_Care_Facility_Provider/documents/appendices/CCI_Vol4_2006%20Alpha%20Index.pdf Healthcare in Canada Clinical procedure classification {{treatment-stub