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.

This article is about the system of medical classification. For procedural code as used in computer programming, see Procedural programming.

Examples of procedure codes

International

North American

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, 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 (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

See also

References
  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. ccam.sante.fr Archived October 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  6. fhs.usyd.edu.au Archived June 20, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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