I have a question. There is a lot of info in the ICD-9-CM coding documents that isn't represented by simple text. It would seem that an XML representation of the codes with the exclusions, notes, etc. would be more generally useful. Flatting the data to the number and the name seems to remove some, if not a lot of, information.
Comments? Dave > ------------Original Message------------ > From: Tim Churches <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Openhealth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, Nov-28-2004 0:23 AM > Subject: Free US ICD-9-CM as plain text? > > Does anyone know where a set of US ICD-9-CM codes and descriptions as > plain text i.e. in a format which can be imported into databse - can be > > obatined at no cost? The data do not have to be re-distributable, just > available on teh Internet for free. I have been able to find a free set > > of US ICD-9-CM files in RTF (Rich Text Format) format provided by the > NCHS (National center for health Statistics), but they are laid out for > > printing, and would need a lot of error-prone parsing to render them as > > a database file. Various companies offer ASCII-format ICD-9-CM files, > but only for a fee. Note that I am looking for ICD-9-CM, not ICD-9. > > Tim C >
