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CodeSystem: Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature

Official URL: http://www.ada.org/cdt Version: 3.0.1
Active as of 2022-06-07 Responsible: American Dental Association Computable Name: CDT
Other Identifiers: urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.6.13

The purpose of the CDT Code is to achieve uniformity, consistency and specificity in accurately documenting dental treatment. One use of the CDT Code is to provide for the efficient processing of dental claims, and another is to populate an Electronic Health Record.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-sensitive code system http://www.ada.org/cdt defines codes, but no codes are represented here

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2022-08-30reviseTSMGJessica BotaResolve 6 Broken Links due to Telecom Issues; up-329
2022-07-22reviseTSMGJessica BotaAdd default value of TRUE for code systems missing caseSensitive element unless otherwise specified; UP-322
2021-04-21reviseHTAJessica BotaUpdate existing CDT Code System and Naming System entries per the HTA page; UP-190