A unique clinical terminology identifier for a CODED CLINICAL ENTRY.

This could be Read Coded Clinical Terms, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) concepts or defined in the National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Code Set.

See Clinical Coding for further information about the types of CODED CLINICAL ENTRIES.

Note: SNOMED CT is the current fundamental standard for clinical terminology for use within the NHS; it is planned that in time this will be the only terminology used by the NHS. For further information, see the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care website at: ISB 0034 Amd 26/2006.

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY CODES