HL7 Terminology (THO)
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NamingSystem:

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/CDT Version: 3.0.1
Active as of 2022-06-07 Responsible: American Dental Association Computable Name: CDT

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.

Summary

Defining URLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/CDT
Version3.0.1
NameCDT
TitleCode on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature
Statusactive
Definition

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.

PublisherAmerican Dental Association

Identifiers

TypeValuePreferredPeriodComment
OID2.16.840.1.113883.6.13true
URIhttp://www.ada.org/cdttrue2021-04-05 --> (ongoing)Official canonical URL going forward.
URIhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/CD2falseMaintained for backward compatibility.

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2022-08-30reviseJessica BotaTSMGResolve 6 Broken Links due to Telecom Issues; up-329
2021-04-21reviseJessica BotaHTAUpdate existing CDT Code System and Naming System entries per the HTA page; UP-190
2020-06-12reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGFixed title extension URL to be consistent with latest Publisher