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List the code sets proposed by HIPAA.

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The administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) required adoption of two types of code sets for encoding data elements. Describe the large code sets.



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Answer to Question 1

The code sets proposed by HIPAA include:
 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)

 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)

 HCPCS Level II (national codes)

 Current Dental Terminology (CDT)

 National Drug Codes (NDC)

Answer to Question 2

Large code sets include coding systems for:
 Diseases, injuries, impairments, other health-related problems, and their manifestations

 Causes of injury, disease, impairment, or other health-related problems

 Actions taken to prevent, diagnose, treat, or manage diseases, injuries, and impairments

 Substances, equipment, supplies, or other items used to perform these actions



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