Coding System

Code Description Comment Version
99zzz Local general code where z is an alphanumeric character Locally defined codes for purpose of sender or receiver - 99zzz (where z is an alphanumeric character). added v2.7
99zzz or L Local general code (where z is an alphanumeric character) General code added v2.4, removed after v2.6
ACR American College of Radiology finding codes Index for Radiological Diagnosis Revised, 3rd Edition 1986, American College of Radiology, Reston, VA. added v2.4
ALPHAID2006 German Alpha-ID v2006 ID of the alphabetical Index ICD-10-GM-2006. Alpha-ID. added v2.6
ALPHAID2007 German Alpha-ID v2007 ID of the alphabetical Index ICD-10-GM-2007. Alpha-ID. added v2.6
ALPHAID2008 German Alpha-ID v2008 ID of the alphabetical Index ICD-10-GM-2008. Alpha-ID. added v2.6
ALPHAID2009 German Alpha-ID v2009 ID of the alphabetical Index ICD-10-GM-2009. Alpha-ID. added v2.7
ALPHAID2010 German Alpha-ID v2010 ID of the alphabetical Index ICD-10-GM-2010. Alpha-ID. added v2.7
ALPHAID2011 German Alpha-ID v2011 ID of the alphabetical Index ICD-10-GM-2011. Alpha-ID. added v2.7
ANS+ HL7 set of units of measure HL7 set of units of measure based upon ANSI X3.50 - 1986, ISO 2988-83, and US customary units / see chapter 7, section 7.4.2.6. added v2.5
ART WHO Adverse Reaction Terms WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, Box 26, S-751 03, Uppsala, Sweden. added v2.4
AS4 ASTM E1238/ E1467 Universal American Society for Testing & Materials and CPT4 (see Appendix X1 of Specification E1238 and Appendix X2 of Specification E1467). added v2.4
AS4E AS4 Neurophysiology Codes ASTM's diagnostic codes and test result coding/grading systems for clinical neurophysiology. See ASTM Specification E1467, Appendix 2. added v2.4
ATC American Type Culture Collection Reference cultures (microorganisms, tissue cultures, etc.), related biological materials and associated data. American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn Dr, Rockville MD, 20852. (301) 881-2600. http://www.atcc.org added v2.4
C4 CPT-4 American Medical Association, P.O. Box 10946, Chicago IL 60610. added v2.4
C5 CPT-5 Specific Non-Drug Code added v2.4, removed after v2.6
CAPECC College of American Pathologists Electronic Cancer Checklist Each code in this system represents a single line in a database template for the College of American Pathologists Electronic Cancer Checklist (CAP eCC). Each line and its code corresponds to either a question or an answer selection. The code is in a dec added v2.7
CAS Chemical abstract codes These include unique codes for each unique chemical, including all generic drugs. The codes do not distinguish among different dosing forms. When multiple equivalent CAS numbers exist, use the first one listed in USAN. USAN 1990 and the USP dictionary of added v2.4
CCC Clinical Care Classification system Clinical Care Classification System (formerly Home Health Care Classification system) codes. The Clinical Care Classification (CCC) consists of two terminologies: CCC of Nursing Diagnose and CCC of Nursing Interventions both of which are classified by 21 added v2.6
CD2 CDT-2 Codes American Dental Association's Current Dental Terminology (CDT-2) code. American Dental Association, 211 E. Chicago Avenue,. Chicago, Illinois 60611. added v2.4
CDCA CDC Analyte Codes As above, for CDCM added v2.4
CDCEDACUITY CDC Emergency Department Acuity Patient Acuity indicates level of care required (Acute, Chronic, Critical) added v2.7
CDCM CDC Methods/Instruments Codes Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA, 30421. Also available via FTP: ftp.cdc.gov/pub/laboratory _info/CLIA and Gopher: gopher.cdc.gov:70/11/laboratory_info/CLIA added v2.4
CDCOBS CDC BioSense RT observations (Census) - CDC List of BioSense RT observations (Clinical) used in OBX-3 like Temperature, Bloodpressure and Census related observations. added v2.7
CDCPHINVS CDC PHIN Vocabulary Coding System CDC Public Health Information Network Vocabulary Service (PHIN VS) coding system concepts are used when the public health concepts are not available in the Standard Development Organization(SDO) Vocabulary like SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-9, etc.. The concepts added v2.7
CDCREC Race & Ethnicity - CDC The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prepared a code set for use in coding race and ethnicity data. This code set is based on current federal standards for classifying data on race and ethnicity, specifically the minimum race and added v2.7
CDS CDC Surveillance CDC Surveillance Codes. For data unique to specific public health surveillance requirements. Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA, 30333. (404) 639-3661. added v2.4
CE CEN ECG diagnostic codes Specific Non-Drug Code added v2.4, removed after v2.5.1
CE (obsolete) CEN ECG diagnostic codes CEN ECG diagnostic codes - (Obsolete, retained for backwards compatibility only. See the entry for the MDC coding system.) added v2.6
CLP CLIP Simon Leeming, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston MA. Codes for radiology reports. added v2.4
CPTM CPT Modifier Code Available for the AMA at the address listed for CPT above. These codes are found in Appendix A of CPT 2000 Standard Edition. (CPT 2000 Standard Edition, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL). added v2.4
CST COSTART International coding system for adverse drug reactions. In the USA, maintained by the FDA, Rockville, MD. added v2.4
CVX CDC Vaccine Codes National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1660 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30333 added v2.4
DCL DICOM Class Label deprecated added v2.4, removed after v2.4
DCM DICOM Controlled Terminology Codes defined in DICOM Content Mapping Resource. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM). NEMA Publication PS-3.16 National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). Rosslyn, VA, 22209. Available at: http://medical.nema.org added v2.4
DQL DICOM Query Label deprecated added v2.4, removed after v2.4
E EUCLIDES Available from Euclides Foundation International nv, Excelsiorlaan 4A, B-1930 Zaventem, Belgium; Phone: 32 2 720 90 60. added v2.4
E5 Euclides quantity codes Available from Euclides Foundation International nv (see above) added v2.4
E6 Euclides Lab method codes Available from Euclides Foundation International nv, Excelsiorlaan 4A, B-1930 Zaventem, Belgium; Phone: 32 2 720 90 60. added v2.4
E7 Euclides Lab equipment codes Available from Euclides Foundation International nv (see above) added v2.4
ENZC Enzyme Codes Enzyme Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Enzyme Nomenclature: Recommendations on the Nomenclature and Classification of Enzyme-Catalysed Reactions. London: Academic Press, 1992. added v2.4
EPASRS EPA SRS Subset of EPA SRS listing chemicals that are present in ECOTOX, STORET and TRI. added v2.7
FDAUDI FDA Unique Device Identifier Represents the approved agencies by the FDA that assign UDI Device Identifiers. added v2.8.2
FDAUNII Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) The Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) generated from the FDA Substance Registration System (SRS). added v2.7
FDDC First DataBank Drug Codes National Drug Data File. Proprietary product of First DataBank, Inc. (800) 633-3453, or http://www.firstdatabank.com. added v2.4
FDDX First DataBank Diagnostic Codes Used for drug-diagnosis interaction checking. Proprietary product of First DataBank, Inc. As above for FDDC. added v2.4
FDK FDA K10 Dept. of Health & Human Services, Food & Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20857. (device & analyte process codes). added v2.4
FIPS5_2 FIPS 5-2 (State) Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas. added v2.7
FIPS6_4 FIPS 6-4 (County) Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 6-4 provides the names and codes that represent the counties and other entities treated as equivalent legal and/or statistical subdivisions of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the possessions and added v2.7
GDRG2004 G-DRG German DRG Codes v2004 German Handbook for DRGs 2004. added v2.6
GDRG2005 G-DRG German DRG Codes v2005 German Handbook for DRGs 2005. added v2.6
GDRG2006 G-DRG German DRG Codes v2006 German Handbook for DRGs 2006. added v2.6
GDRG2007 G-DRG German DRG Codes v2007 German Handbook for DRGs 2007. added v2.6
GDRG2008 G-DRG German DRG Codes v2008 German Handbook for DRGs 2008. added v2.6
GDRG2009 G-DRG German DRG Codes v2009 German Handbook for DRGs 2009. added v2.7
GMDC2004 German Major Diagnostic Codes v2004 German Major Diagnostic Codes version 2004. added v2.6
GMDC2005 German Major Diagnostic Codes v2005 German Major Diagnostic Codes version 2005. added v2.6
GMDC2006 German Major Diagnostic Codes v2006 German Major Diagnostic Codes version 2006. added v2.6
GMDC2007 German Major Diagnostic Codes v2007 German Major Diagnostic Codes version 2007. added v2.6
GMDC2008 German Major Diagnostic Codes v2008 German Major Diagnostic Codes version 2008. added v2.6
GMDC2009 German Major Diagnostic Codes v2009 German Major Diagnostic Codes version 2009. added v2.7
GS1UDI GS1 Unique Device Identifier added v2.8.2
General code Active deprecated added v2.7.1, removed after v2.7.1
HB HIBCC Health Industry Business Communications Council, 5110 N. 40th St., Ste 120, Phoenix, AZ 85018. added v2.4
HCPCS CMS (formerly HCFA) Common Procedure Coding System HCPCS: contains codes for medical equipment, injectable drugs, transportation services, and other services not found in CPT4.<p>http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedHCPCSGenInfo/ added v2.4
HCPT Health Care Provider Taxonomy The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association will act as the administrator of the Provider Taxonomy so that the code structure is classified as external to X12. Ongoing maintenance is solely the responsibility of Workgroup 15 (Provider Information) within A added v2.5
HHC Home Health Care Home Health Care Classification System; Virginia Saba, EdD, RN; Georgetown University School of Nursing; Washington, DC. Superceded by 'CCC' (see above); this entry is retained for backward-compatibility. added v2.4
HI Health Outcomes Health Outcomes Institute codes for outcome variables available (with responses) from Stratis Health (formerly Foundation for Health Care Evaluation and Health Outcomes Institute), 2901 Metro Drive, Suite 400, Bloomington, MN, 55425-1525; (612) 854-3306 ( added v2.4
HIBUDI HIBCC Unique Device Identifier added v2.8.2
HL7nnnn HL7 Defined Codes where nnnn is the HL7 table number Health Level Seven where nnnn is the HL7 table number. added v2.4
HOT Japanese Nationwide Medicine Code added v2.5
HPC CMS (formerly HCFA )Procedure Codes (HCPCS) Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) including modifiers.[1] added v2.4
I10 ICD-10 World Health Publications, Albany, NY. added v2.4
I10G2004 ICD 10 Germany 2004 Three code sets exist I10G2004, I10G2005, I10G2006 added v2.6
I10G2005 ICD 10 Germany 2005 Three code sets exist I10G2004 added v2.6
I10G2006 ICD 10 Germany 2006 Three code sets exist I10G2004 added v2.6
I10P ICD-10 Procedure Codes Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS.) See http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/08_ICD10.asp for more information. added v2.4
I9 ICD9 World Health Publications, Albany, NY. added v2.4
I9C ICD-9CM International Classification Of Diseases-9-CM, (1979)<p>Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities, 1968 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (includes all procedures and diagnostic tests). added v2.4
I9CDX ICD-9CM Diagnosis codes Indicates codes from ICD-9-CM drawn from Volumes 1 and 2, which cover diagnosis codes only. added v2.6
I9CP ICD-9CM Procedure codes Indicates codes from ICD-9-CM drawn from Volume 3, which covers procedure codes only. added v2.6
IBT ISBT Retained for backward compatibility only as of v 2.5. This code value has been superseded by IBTnnnn.<p>International Society of Blood Transfusion. Blood Group Terminology 1990. VOX Sanquines 1990 58(2):152-169. added v2.4
IBTnnnn ISBT 128 codes where nnnn specifies a specific table within ISBT 128. International Society of Blood Transfusion. (specific contact information will be supplied to editor.)<p>The variable suffix (nnnn) identifies a specific table within ISBT 128. added v2.5
IC2 ICHPPC-2 International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care, Classification Committee of World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners (WONCA), 3rd edition. An adaptation of ICD9 intended for use added v2.4
ICCUDI ICCBBA Unique Device Identifier added v2.8.2
ICD10AM ICD-10 Australian modification added v2.5
ICD10CA ICD-10 Canada added v2.5
ICD10GM2007 ICD 10 Germany v2007 ICD German modification for 2007. added v2.6
ICD10GM2008 ICD 10 Germany v2008 ICD German modification for 2008. added v2.6
ICD10GM2009 ICD 10 Germany v2009 ICD German modification for 2009 added v2.7
ICD10GM2010 ICD 10 Germany v2010 ICD German modification for 2010 added v2.7
ICD10GM2011 ICD 10 Germany v2011 ICD German modification for 2011 added v2.7
ICDO International Classification of Diseases for Oncology International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 2nd Edition. World Health Organization: Geneva, Switzerland, 1990. Order from: College of American Pathologists, 325 Waukegan Road, Northfield, IL, 60093-2750. (847) 446-8800. added v2.4
ICDO2 International Classification of Disease for Oncology Second Edition Percy C, VanHolten V, and Muir C, editors. International Classification of Diseases for Oncology. Second Edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1990.<p>The ICD-9 neoplasm structure did not include morphology and there was a growing interest by physic added v2.7
ICDO3 International Classification of Disease for Oncology Third Edition Fritz A, Percy C, Jack A, Shanmugaratnam K, Sobin L, Parkin D, et al, editors. International Classification of Diseases for Oncology. Third Edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2000.<p>The ICD-9 neoplasm structure did not include morphology and the added v2.7
ICS ICCS Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities, 1968 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. added v2.4
ICSD International Classification of Sleep Disorders International Classification of Sleep Disorders Diagnostic and Coding Manual, 1990, available from American Sleep Disorders Association, 604 Second Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902 added v2.4
ISO ISO 2955.83 (units of measure) with HL7 extensions See chapter 7, section 7.4.2.6 added v2.7
ISO+ ISO 2955.83 (units of measure) with HL7 extensions deprecated added v2.5, removed after v2.6
ISO3166_1 ISO 3166-1 Country Codes International Standards Organization standard 3166 contains 3 parts. Part 1 contains three tables for codes for countries of the world. These are 2-character alphabetic, 3-character alphabetic, and numeric codes. added v2.7
ISO3166_2 ISO 3166-2 Country subdivisions International Standards Organization standard 3166 contains 3 parts. Part 2 contains a complete breakdown into a relevant level of administrative subdivisions of all countries listed in ISO 3166-1. The code elements used consist of the alpha-2 code eleme added v2.7
ISO4217 ISO4217 Currency Codes ISO's currency codes, which are based on the ISO country codes are published in the standard ISO 4217:2008 Codes for the representation of currencies and funds. This International Standard specifies the structure for a three-letter alphabetic code and an added v2.7
ISO639 ISO 639 Language International Standards Organization codes for the representation of names of languages. ISO 639 provides two sets of language codes, one as a two-character code set (639-1) and another as a three-character code set (639-2) for the representation of name added v2.7
ISOnnnn ISO Defined Codes where nnnn is the ISO table number General code added v2.4, removed after v2.6
ISOnnnn (deprecated) ISO Defined Codes where nnnn is the ISO table number International Standards Organization where nnnn is the ISO table number added v2.7
ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System Source= www.itis.usda.gov. This is a taxonomic hierarchy for living organisms. added v2.6
IUPC IUPAC/IFCC Component Codes Codes used by IUPAC/IFF to identify the component (analyte) measured. Contact Henrik Olesen, as above for IUPP. added v2.4
IUPP IUPAC/IFCC Property Codes International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry/International Federation of Clinical Chemistry. The Silver Book: Compendium of terminology and nomenclature of properties in clinical laboratory sciences. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publishers, 1995. Hen added v2.4
JC10 JLAC/JSLM, nationwide laboratory code Source: Classification &Coding for Clinical Laboratory. Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine(JSLM, Old:Japan Society of Clinical Pathology). Version 10, 1997. A multiaxial code including a analyte code (e.g. Rubella = 5f395), identification code (e.g added v2.5
JC8 Japanese Chemistry Clinical examination classification code. Japan Association of Clinical Pathology. Version 8, 1990. A multiaxial code including a subject code (e.g. Rubella = 5f395, identification code (e.g. virus ab IGG), a specimen code (e.g. serum =023) and a meth added v2.4
JJ1017 Japanese Image Examination Cache   added v2.5
L Local general code Locally defined codes for purpose of sender or receiver. Local codes can be identified by L (for backward compatibility) added v2.7
LB Local billing code Local billing codes/names (with extensions if needed). added v2.4
LN Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC®) Regenstrief Institute, c/o LOINC, 1050 Wishard Blvd., 5th floor, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 317/630-7433. Available from the Regenstrief Institute server at http://www.Regenstrief.org/loinc/loinc.htm. Also available via HL7 file server: FTP/Gopher (www.mcis added v2.4
MCD Medicaid Medicaid billing codes/names. added v2.4
MCR Medicare Medicare billing codes/names. added v2.4
MDC Medical Device Communication EN ISO/IEEE 11073-10101 Health informatics - Point-of-care medical device communication - Nomenclature added v2.6
MDDX Medispan Diagnostic Codes Codes Used for drug-diagnosis interaction checking. Proprietary product. Hierarchical drug codes for identifying drugs down to manufacturer and pill size. MediSpan, Inc., 8425 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Tel: (800) 428-4495. URL: added v2.4
MEDC Medical Economics Drug Codes Proprietary Codes for identifying drugs. Proprietary product of Medical Economics Data, Inc. (800) 223-0581. added v2.4
MEDR Medical Dictionary for Drug Regulatory Affairs (MEDDRA) Patrick Revelle, Director MSSO<p>12011 Sunset Hills Road, VAR1/7B52<p>Reston, VA 20190<p>Patrick.Revelle@ngc.com<p>http://www.meddramsso.com/MSSOWeb/index.htm added v2.4
MEDX Medical Economics Diagnostic Codes Used for drug-diagnosis interaction checking. Proprietary product of Medical Economics Data, Inc. (800) 223-0581. added v2.4
MGPI Medispan GPI Medispan hierarchical drug codes for identifying drugs down to manufacturer and pill size. Proprietary product of MediSpan, Inc., 8425 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Tel: (800) 428-4495. added v2.4
MVX CDC Vaccine Manufacturer Codes As above, for CVX added v2.4
NAICS Industry (NAICS) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) consists of a set of six digit codes that classify and categorize industries. It also organizes the categories on a production/process-oriented basis. This new, uniform, industry-wide classificat added v2.7
NCPDPnnnnsss NCPDP code list for data element nnnn [as used in segment sss] NCPDP maintain code list associated with the specified Data Element (nnnn) and Segment (sss). The Segment portion is optional if there is no specialization of the Data Element codes between segments.<p>Examples:<p>NCPDP1131RES = code set defined for NCPD added v2.6
NDA NANDA North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, Philadelphia, PA. added v2.4
NDC National drug codes These provide unique codes for each distinct drug, dosing form, manufacturer, and packaging. (Available from the National Drug Code Directory, FDA, Rockville, MD, and other sources.) added v2.4
NDFRT NDF-RT (Drug Classification) The National Drug File RT (NDF-RT) is published by the US Veterans' Administration (VA). NDF-RT covers clinical drugs used at the VA. The NCI version of NDF-RT is used by NCI to provide automated terminology access to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA added v2.7
NIC Nursing Interventions Classification Iowa Intervention Project, College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa added v2.4
NIP001 Source of Information (Immunization) CDC National Immunization Program's (NIP) defined table to be used in HL7 2.x message RXA-9 for documenting the source of information regarding immunization; e.g. From school, provider,public health agency. added v2.7
NIP002 Substance refusal reason CDC National Immunization Program's (NIP) defined table to be used in HL7 2.x message RXA-18 for substance refusal reason (reasons for not having vaccination); e.g. Religious exemption, parental decision added v2.7
NIP004 Vaccination - Contraindications, Precautions, and Immunities CDC National Immunization Program's (NIP) defined table for vaccine contraindications and precautions; e.g. Allergy to egg ingestion, thimerosol added v2.7
NIP007 Vaccinated at location (facility) CDC National Immunization Program's (NIP) defined table for vaccinated at location (facility); e.g. Private doctor's office, Public Health Clinic added v2.7
NIP008 Vaccine purchased with (Type of funding) CDC National Immunization Program's (NIP) defined table enumerates the type of funds used for purchasing vaccine; e.g. Public funds, Military funds added v2.7
NIP009 Reported adverse event previously CDC National Immunization Program's (NIP) defined table enumerates the authorities to whom the vaccination related adverse events were previously reported; e.g. To health department, To manufacturer added v2.7
NIP010 VAERS Report type CDC National Immunization Program's (NIP) defined table enumerates the type of report used in VAERS (Vaccination Adverse Event Reporting System); e.g. Initial, Follow-up added v2.7
NND Notifiable Event (Disease/Condition) Code List List of notifiable events, which includes infectious and non-infectious disease or conditions. This list includes events that are notifiable at the state and national level. added v2.7
NPI National Provider Identifier This is the US Realm Health Care Provider National Identifier. It is produced and maintained by CMS (The US Government Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.gov), US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD added v2.4
NUBC National Uniform Billing Committee The NUBC was formed to develop a single billing form and standard data set that could be used nationwide by institutional providers and payers for handling health care claims. The NUBC holds meetings and conference calls throughout the year and change re added v2.5
NULLFL Null Flavor System of coded values for Flavors of Null, as used in HL7 Version 3 standards. Identical to the HL7 version 3<p>coding system 2.16.840.1.113883.5.1008 NullFlavor added v2.7
O301 German Procedure Codes Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel. added v2.6
O3012004 OPS Germany v2004 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2004. added v2.6
O3012005 OPS Germany v2005 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2005. added v2.6
O3012006 OPS Germany v2006 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2006. added v2.6
OHA Omaha System Omaha Visiting Nurse Association, Omaha, NB. added v2.4
OPS2007 OPS Germany v2007 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2007. added v2.6
OPS2008 OPS Germany v2008 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2008. added v2.6
OPS2009 OPS Germany v2009 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2009. added v2.7
OPS2010 OPS Germany v2010 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2010. added v2.7
OPS2011 OPS Germany v2011 Source: OPS Operationen- und Prozedurenschluessel 2011. added v2.7
PHINQUESTION CDC Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Question CDC Public Health Questions used in HL7 Message as observation identifiers. These question or observation identifiers are used in CDC's message implementation guides and will be passed in HL7 OBX-3 or Observation.Code added v2.7
PLR CDC PHLIP Lab result codes that are not covered in SNOMED at the time of this implementation APHL CDC co-sponsored PHLIP added v2.7
PLT CDC PHLIP Lab test codes, where LOINC concept is too broad or not yet available, especially as needed for ordering and or lab to lab reporting ) APHL CDC co-sponsored PHLIP added v2.7
POS POS Codes HCFA Place of Service Codes for Professional Claims (see http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PlaceofServiceCodes/). added v2.4
RC Read Classification The Read Clinical Classification of Medicine, Park View Surgery, 26 Leicester Rd., Loughborough LE11 2AG (includes drug procedure and other codes, as well as diagnostic codes). added v2.4
RXNORM RxNorm RxNorm provides standard names for clinical drugs (active ingredient + strength + dose form) and for dose forms as administered to a patient. It provides links from clinical drugs, both branded and generic, to their active ingredients, drug components (ac added v2.7
SCT SNOMED Clinical Terms SNOMED-CT concept identifier codes.<p>SNOMED International, I325 Waukegan Rd, Northfield, IL, 60093, +1 800-323-4040, mailto:snomed@cap.org http://www.snomed.org added v2.6
SCT2 SNOMED Clinical Terms alphanumeric codes Used to indicate that the code value is the legacy-style SNOMED alphanumeric codes, rather than the concept identifier codes.<p>SNOMED International, I325 Waukegan Rd, Northfield, IL, 60093, +1 800-323-4040, mailto:snomed@cap.org http://www.snomed.org added v2.6
SDM SNOMED- DICOM Microglossary College of American Pathologists, Skokie, IL, 60077-1034. (formerly designated as 99SDM). added v2.4
SIC Industry (SIC) Standard Industry Classification - 1987. Use NAICS 2002. This is mainly for mapping and backward compatibility purposes. added v2.7
SNM Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine, 2nd Edition 1984 Vols 1, 2, College of American Pathologists, Skokie, IL. added v2.4
SNM3 SNOMED International SNOMED International, 1993 Vols 1-4, College of American Pathologists, Skokie, IL, 60077-1034. added v2.4
SNT SNOMED topology codes (anatomic sites) College of American Pathologists, 5202 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077-1034. added v2.4
SOC Occupation (SOC 2000) The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. added v2.7
UB04FL14 Priority (Type) of Visit Source: Official UB-04 Data Specification Manual, published each July, by the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC). To access the information you must be a member of NUBC. This coding system superseded UB92 in July, 2007. More information can be f added v2.6
UB04FL15 Point of Origin Source: Official UB-04 Data Specification Manual, published each July, by the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC). To access the information you must be a member of NUBC. This coding system superseded UB92 in July, 2007. More information can be f added v2.6
UB04FL17 Patient Discharge Status Source: Official UB-04 Data Specification Manual, published each July, by the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC). To access the information you must be a member of NUBC. This coding system superseded UB92 in July, 2007. More information can be f added v2.6
UB04FL31 Occurrence Code Source: Official UB-04 Data Specification Manual, published each July, by the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC). To access the information you must be a member of NUBC. This coding system superseded UB92 in July, 2007. More information can be f added v2.7
UB04FL35 Occurrence Span Source: Official UB-04 Data Specification Manual, published each July, by the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC). To access the information you must be a member of NUBC. This coding system superseded UB92 in July, 2007. More information can be f added v2.7
UB04FL39 Value Code Source: Official UB-04 Data Specification Manual, published each July, by the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC). To access the information you must be a member of NUBC. This coding system superseded UB92 in July, 2007. More information can be f added v2.7
UC UCDS Uniform Clinical Data Systems. Ms. Michael McMullan, Office of Peer Review Health Care Finance Administration, The Meadows East Bldg., 6325 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21207; (301) 966 6851. added v2.4
UCUM UCUM code set for units of measure(from Regenstrief) Added by motion of VOCABULARY T.C. 20060308 14-0-3 added v2.6
UMD MDNS Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System. ECRI, 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 USA. Phone: 215-825-6000, Fax: 215-834-1275. added v2.4
UML Unified Medical Language National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894. added v2.4
UPC Universal Product Code The Uniform Code Council. 8163 Old Yankee Road, Suite J, Dayton, OH 45458; (513) 435 3070 added v2.4
UPIN UPIN Medicare/CMS 's (formerly HCFA) universal physician identification numbers, available from Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Program Operations, 6325 Security Blvd., Meadows East Bldg., Room 300, Bal added v2.4
USPS United States Postal Service Two Letter State and Possession Abbreviations are listed in Publication 28, Postal Addressing Standards which can be obtained from Address Information Products, National Address Information Center, 6060 Primacy Parkway, Suite 101, Memphis, Tennessee 381 added v2.5
W1 WHO record # drug codes (6 digit) World Health organization record number code. A unique sequential number is assigned to each unique single component drug and to each multi-component drug. Eight digits are allotted to each such code, six to identify the active agent, and 2 to identify th added v2.4
W2 WHO record # drug codes (8 digit) World Health organization record number code. A unique sequential number is assigned to each unique single component drug and to each multi-component drug. Eight digits are allotted to each such code, six to identify the active agent, and 2 to identify th added v2.4
W4 WHO record # code with ASTM extension With ASTM extensions (see Implementation Guide), the WHO codes can be used to report serum (and other) levels, patient compliance with drug usage instructions, average daily doses and more (see Appendix X1 the Implementation Guide). added v2.4
WC WHO ATC WHO's ATC codes provide a hierarchical classification of drugs by therapeutic class. They are linked to the record number codes listed above. added v2.4
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X12Dennnn ASC X12 Code List nnnn Code list associated with X12 Data Element nnnn. Example::<p>X12DE738 - code set defined for X12 data element 738 (Measurement Qualifier)<p>The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12<p>http://www.x12.org added v2.7