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Code Sets

  1. Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)-  This code set, established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), primarily represents items and supplies and non physician services not covered by the American Medical Association CPT-4 codes. For more information, see the link in the Related Links Inside CMS section below.  This file does not contain the CPT-4 codes. CPT-4 codes can be purchased from the American Medical Association at 1-800-621-8335.

  2. Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) codes- The CPT codes are used to describe medical procedures, and this code set is maintained by the American Medical Association.  For more information on the CPT codes, please contact the American Medical Association (AMA)  To view the website, see the link in the Related Links Outside CMS section below.                                                                                                        
  3. International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 & 2 (diagnosis codes) are maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). To view, see the link in the Related Links Outside CMS section below.
  4. International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (procedures) are maintained by CMS. To view, see the link in the Related Links Inside CMS section below.

  5. National Drug Code (NDC)- The NDC is a code that identifies the vendor (manufacturer), product and package size of all medications recognized by the FDA.  To access the complete NDC code set, see the link in the Related Links Outside CMS section below.
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HCPCS

ICD-9-CM
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American Medical Association

ICD-9 (diagnosis codes)

FDA National Drug Code Directory

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