Procedure codes are a sub-type of medical classification used to identify specific

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, 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) * SNOMED CT

North American

Canadian Classification of Health Interventions The Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) is a system of procedure codes used in Canada developed and maintained by the Canadian Institute for Health Information The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is a governme ...

(CCI) (used in Canada. Replaced CCP.) * Current Dental Terminology (CDT) *

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS, often pronounced by its acronym as "hick picks") is a set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). History The acronym ' ...

(including

Current Procedural Terminology The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is a procedural code set developed by the American Medical Association (AMA). It is maintained by the CPT Editorial Panel. The CPT code set describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and ...

) (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 ICD-9-CM Volume 3 is a system of procedural codes used by health insurers to classify medical procedures for billing purposes. It is a subset of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 9-CM. Volu ...

(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) *

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de l' institut national d'assurance maladie invalidité (Belgium) * NOMESCO, the Nordic Medico-Statistical Committee, maintains codebooks for medical, surgical and radiological procedures termed NCMP, NCSP and NCRP respectively. They are used in member states of the

Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomo ...

, and to some extent in the

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. * 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)fhs.usyd.edu.au

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