Clinical Data

Researchers are urged to use standardized terminology wherever possible. Consider consulting and using the following codes, identifiers, and terminologies in your data, as applicable: 

Patient Identifiers: 

• Social Security Number
• Taxpayer Identification Number
• National Provider Number
   

Diagnosis and procedure codes: 

• International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification
• Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 
  • American Medical Association: Current Procedural Terminology
     

Drug and device codes: 

• FDA Product Code Classification Database
• FDA National Drug Code Directory