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The Diagnostic CodesDiagnostic Procedure Codes are used to help participants in the health care system digitize information, for example codes from the diagnosis related group (DRG) are used by Medicare for classification of inpatient hospital services.
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Used In USA
• Health Care Procedure Coding System (including Current Procedural Terminology)
• ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS)
• ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (subset of ICD-9-CM)
• Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
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What Are Diagnostic Procedure Codes?
Code Chapters and CategoriesThe codes themselves are organized into 17 chapters and are listed in numerical order in the tabular list. Code categories consist of three-digit groupings of a single disease or a related condition. Further clinical detail is shown by four- or five digit codes.
ICD-9The ICD-9 has two volumes that are used in medical practices: the Tabular List (Volume 1) and the Alphabetic Index (Volume 2). To find a code, one must use the alphabetic index first. Its main terms may be followed by related terms. 
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Read: Free Online ICD-9 and ICD-9-CM Codes ICD-9-CMThe ICD-9-CM is used for medical diagnosis coding in the United States and is required for reporting patients’ conditions on health-care claims. Codes are made up of three, four, or five numbers and a description. New codes are issued annually and current codes should be used because they can affect billing and reimbursement.
ICD-10-PCSICD-10-PCS codes are alphanumeric with seven characters making up the code. Each character has a specific meaning. For medical and surgical procedures the character meanings are as follows:
1st character represents the type of procedure
2nd character represents the body system
3rd character represents the root operation
4th character represents body part5th character gives the approach6th character specifies if a device was used7th character is a qualifier which is unique to individual procedures E codesE codes, which are never used as primary codes, classify the injuries resulting from various environmental events.
V codesThe V codes identify encounters for reasons other than illness or injury, such as healthy patients receiving routine services, or for therapeutic encounters, for a problem that is not currently affecting the patient’s condition and for preoperative evaluations.
Other Countries International• International Classification of Procedures in Medicine (ICPM)
• International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)
Canada• Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) (Replaced CCP.)
• SNOMED (P axis) (English only, translations available but not useful)
Europe• OPS-301 (adaptation of ICPM used in Germany)
• OPCS-4.2 (used in England)
• OPCS-4.3 (used in England)
• Classification des Actes Médicaux (CCAM) (used in France)
Australia• Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI)
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