Date:         Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:07:40 -0700
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From:         "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: ICD9 to CPT Codes
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              ephraim.shapiro@NYU.EDU on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 04:34:44PM -0400
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on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 04:34:44PM -0400, Ephraim Shapiro (ephraim.shapiro@NYU.EDU) wrote:
> Hi,
>      I am working with Medicaid data that contains ICD9 codes but need
> to do analysis based on CPT codes.  Does anyone know of any mapping
> tables or software that's available for free (or at least relatively
> low-cost) to perform this conversion?
>      Thank you in advance for any information on this.

They're different beasts.  There is no mapping.

ICD9 codes are diagnostic codes.  CPT-4 codes are treatment codes.
While there is typically a relationship between diagnosis and treatment,
one cannot be determined from the other.

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