Vocabulary for ProcedureCode

 

Description

Any code from one of the clinical coding systems listed below that describes a kind of procedure carried out on or with a person.  For example an endoscopy, medication administration or operation to remove the gall-bladder. The code may include equivalent or broader codes from other coding systems.

 

 

 Values:

Version:

02

Date:

5th April 2004

 

 

 Code

Description

Note

A code taken from one of:

·        SNOMED CT UK

·        Clinical Terms (Read Codes) v3,

·        The Read Codes Version 2

·        The Read Codes Four Byte Set

·        Egton Codes

The code shall describe a clinical procedure performed on a person.

A code from Snomed-CT (UK) or Clinical Terms (Read codes) Version 3 may be accompanied by additional qualifying codes from the same coding system.

Optionally, a code from another of the coding systems described above, representing a mapping to the first code as a "translation".  A translation code is not required if the data was originally recorded in Snomed-CT UK

The “translation” code should have an identical or more general meaning than the original code.