Translations:Medical classification/7/en

Types of coding systems specific to health care include:

• Diagnostic codes
  • Are used to determine diseases, disorders, and symptoms
  • Can be used to measure morbidity and mortality
  • Examples: ICD-9-CM, ICD-10, ICD-11
• Procedural codes
  • They are numbers or alphanumeric codes used to identify specific health interventions taken by medical professionals.
  • Examples: CPT, HCPCS, ICPM, ICHI
• Pharmaceutical codes
  • Are used to identify medications
  • Examples: ATC, NDC, ICD-11
• Topographical codes
  • Are codes that indicate a specific location in the body
  • Examples :ICD-O, SNOMED, ICD-11