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ClinicVocab Cod Sys
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) | a diagnosis and procedure code nomenclature used for outpatient billing in the US |
HCPCS Level I | a clinical coding system used to describe medical and surgical procedures performed by healthcare providers that is identical to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) system of the American Medical Association |
HCPCS Level II | a collection of codes for services that are not found in the CPT system, including, for example, non-physician services |
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terminology (SNOMED CT) | a multinational, multilingual, comprehensive medical nomenclature covering all aspects of medicine |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th Edition (DSM-5) | the current version of the DSM, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) used as the primary resource in the US to classify and diagnose mental disorders |
mental disorder | a condition in which a person’s thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors cause distress or impair the ability to function |
substance abuse | a pattern of use medications or substances that are not part of an approved medical plan or treatment |
nursing vocabulary | a nomenclature system used to communicate nursing strategies, protocols, and procedures |