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, as well as procedure codes; ICPC-2 also contains diagnosis codes, reasons for encounter, and process of care.
- International Classification of Procedures in Medicine and International Classification of Health Interventions
- SNOMED CT
North American
- Canadian Classification of Health Interventions
- Current Dental Terminology
- Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
- ICD-10 Procedure Coding System
- ICD-9-CM Volume 3
- Nursing Interventions Classification
- Nursing Minimum Data Set
- Nursing Outcomes Classification
European
- Classification des Actes Médicaux
- Classificatie van verrichtingen
- Gebührenordnung für Ärzte
- Nomenclature des prestations de santé de l'institut national d'assurance maladie invalidité
- 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, and to some extent in the Baltic states.
- OPCS-4
- OPS-301
- Read codes, used in United Kingdom General Practice
- TARMED
Other
- Australian Classification of Health Interventions