Use of the international classification of health problems in primary care (ICHPPC-2) for reimbursement
Froom, J.; Schneeweiss, R.
Journal of Family Practice 11(4): 609-620
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 7420037 Document Number: 166327
ICHPPC-2 is an international classification developed for use by primary care physicians. It is an official modification of ICD-9 and consists of only 362 diagnostic titles, which are directly comparable to arbitrarily selected ICD-9 rubrics. In the United States, third party reimbursement requires physicians to provide coded diagnostic information. These authors have arbitrarily assigned those code numbers from ICD-9-CM that are most likely representative of the type of health problems encountered by family physicians and therefore most appropriate for billing purposes where an ICD-9-CM code is required.