Procedure Titles and Codes

I've been asked how the Procedure Hx selection can be made easier when there seem to be hundreds of choices that seem to account for all the esoterica and none of the run-of-the-mill. So I went back to my screen and cracked open the the couple of folders listed in my Favorites section and took a look. There, I found system-tracked entries as well as my favorites from the retired Procedure Profile tool. I then went to the search box and started hunting around. The following table contains 22 of the most common procedures performed, including 2 entries for retinal exams.

Procedure	Code	Terminology
Diagnostic Colonoscopy	269810011	SNOMED
Colonoscopy, flexible…with or without collection…	45378	CPT4
Bone Density scan	456435014	SNOMED
Echocardiogram	1229672017	SNOMED
Carotid Artery Doppler assessment	1488435015	SNOMED
Diagnostic ultrasound of abdomen and retroperitoneum	2838019	SNOMED
CT of Chest	262405017	SNOMED
PFT- pulmonary function tests	1223095017	SNOMED
Polysomnogram	100605013	SNOMED
Upper GI endoscopy…diagnositic…with or without specimens	43235	SNOMED
Myocardial perfusion imaging…at rest and/or stress (exercise and/or pharmacologic)	78465	SNOMED
Exercise stress test	375609014	SNOMED
Exercise stress echocardiography	375982017	SNOMED
MRI of lumbar spine	361784019	SNOMED
MRI of cervical spine	361781010	SNOMED
Cardiac catheterization	70051019	SNOMED
Percutaneous angioplasty of coronary artery	1219586014	SNOMED
Percutaneous coronary intervention	2535176014	SNOMED
Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty with insertion of stent into coronary artery	2694928017	SNOMED
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, multiple vessels	141011017	SNOMED
Dilated retinal eye exam…(DM)	2022F	CPT4
Examination of retina	410663011	SNOMED

When searching for these and other Procedures, make sure to have the dropdown windows read Contains and Terminology. I have my terminology selected at SNOMED and CPT4. In order to make changes to that selection, click on the Show Advanced Options term.