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A comprehensive list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders and sig codes. AC stands for ante cibum, meaning before meals, and is one of the many Latin abbreviations in the list.
Learn the meaning and usage of hospital emergency codes, such as code blue for cardiac arrest, code red for fire, and code yellow for missing patient. Compare the codes across different countries and regions, such as Australia, Canada, and the UK.
Learn about the different types and applications of medical classifications, such as diagnosis, procedure, pharmaceutical, and topographical codes. Compare the international and national standards and examples of the WHO Family of International Classifications.
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, a system of codes for diseases, symptoms, and health problems. It has been replaced by ICD-11 since 2022, but some countries still use modified versions of ICD-10 for various purposes.
MDC is a code that divides principal diagnoses from ICD-9-CM into 25 mutually exclusive categories. MDC codes are used for claims and administrative data in the US medical care reimbursement system.
CPT code set is a procedural code set developed by the American Medical Association for medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. It has three types of codes: Category I, Category II, and Category III, and is used for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes.
It covers ICD codes 800 to 999. The full chapter can be found on pages 473 to 546 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1. Both volumes can be downloaded for free from the website of the World Health Organization.
Diagnosis codes are used to group and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms and other reasons for patient encounters in health care. Learn about the different diagnosis classification systems, such as ICD, DSM, SNOMED and NANDA, and their applications and ethical considerations.