How to Reverse Look up Diagnosis Codes

Whether you've just been diagnosed with a medical condition, and you're looking for more information on the diagnosis or you're interested in researching a particular diagnosis code, you can do so easily and for free directly from home using the Internet. Using the diagnosis code you have been given, you can use a reverse-lookup website for medical diagnosis codes to find more information almost immediately.

Instructions

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  Open your computer's default web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla FireFox. Browse to a trustworthy, well-known medical diagnosis code lookup website (see References). These medical diagnosis code lookup websites allow users to enter in codes they have been diagnosed with and also browse through the directory of codes for more information regarding a particular disease, illness, or other diagnosis. You can use these websites for free without entering any personal data.

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  Locate the medical diagnosis code you need to look up. These can usually be found on doctor release papers, hospital release papers, or by calling your doctor yourself to find out the codes or their meanings. Enter the diagnosis code using your keyboard into the medical diagnosis code-lookup website's search bar if the website has one available, and search the website's directory of records and codes. You can alternatively browse through the website's directory of codes by number to easily narrow down the code(s) you are looking for more information on.

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  Read the results of the code you have searched on the diagnosis website to find more information about the medical condition it regards. The diagnosis code information will tell you the specifics of the disease or condition you have and also more information regarding even more detailed codes for those who have been assigned them by a doctor, specialist, or hospital. You can use this data to then look up further information on the medical condition for your own research and knowledge.