ICD code loading

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emrtech wrote on Thursday, March 11, 2010:

I have found a how-to (config. manuals/billing how-tos) on loading in ICD9 codes for OpenEMR under windows.  Is there a how-to on loading codes  for a linux o/s (Ubuntu)?   I was on the icd9data.com site and didn’t notice anything about downloading the codes, so I’m assuming there’s an agreement between icd9data.com and OpenEMR or something I’m not familiar with?  Thanks

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anonymous wrote on Thursday, March 11, 2010:

to load icd9 codes in linux you have to edit the following script file to pertain to your database name, username, and password: /openemr/contrib/util/load_icd_desc.plx

afterwards run it by typing in: sudo perl ./load_icd_desc.plx

There is no agreement between openemr and icd9data, that script file just scrapes the codes and description off the website directly.

Chris
www.ehrlive.com

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emrtech wrote on Thursday, March 11, 2010:

Thank you Chris

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bradymiller wrote on Friday, March 12, 2010:

hey,
Just put a quick instruction set in the wiki:
http://www.openmedsoftware.org/wiki/Load_ICD9_Codes
-brady

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juggernautsei wrote on Tuesday, June 01, 2010:

Thanks for posting these instructions. Is it possible to post the instructions for CPT and Fee scripts as well?

Thank you!

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bradymiller wrote on Wednesday, June 02, 2010:

no time now. I suggest posting this in the feature request tracker or perhaps trying it out and documenting it on the wiki. As i recall, not much difference in any of those script.

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juggernautsei wrote on Friday, June 04, 2010:

After looking into the scripts for the CPT codes. The data file MEDU.txt has to be purchased from AMA.
https://catalog.ama-assn.org/Catalog/product/product_detail.jsp?productId=prod1510002

Then the script will load the CPT codes into the database. Inside the script is the instructions on how to load it if the server is Unix/Linux based system. If it is a windows system then make sure to use the setup outlined by brady in this wiki http://www.openmedsoftware.org/wiki/Load_ICD9_Codes in order to have perl running.

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samsalas wrote on Wednesday, March 23, 2011:

I have edited the script, but I do not understand how to execute it.

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samsalas wrote on Wednesday, March 23, 2011:

I was speaking of the cpt codes