How do I do a search?

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There are several ways to search in Find-A-Code. Enter the text you wish to search on in the "Search" box.  Find-A-Code will search on the code description, additional information, index terms, additional terms, and other information related to that code.

Find-A-Code supports entering code numbers, partial/full descriptions, keywords, wildcards, and several other shortcuts to help you find what you are looking for.

The left side of the search area shows a list of Code Sets and data sets (newsletters, dictionaries, etc.) that you may choose to include in your search.  Check the boxes next to the information to wish include.  Use the "Switch to Expanded Search" button to view more checkboxes to make your search even more selective.

Choose a specialty from the drop-down at the top of the left-side section to filter code results based on you selected specialty.  The CodeBook View™ icon shown with each code allows you to quickly see the context of the code as if you were seeing it in a coding book.

Advanced Searching Tips & Tools:

• Enter an exclamation point (!) in front of a code to go directly to that code's information, example: !99201
• Enter an exclamation point (!) in front of a code range to see a list of all the codes in that range as the search results, example: !99200-99300
• Enter an exclamation point (!) in front of a code and an asterisk (*) at the end of a code to see only codes that begin with the first few digits you entered, example: !320*
• Enter an asterisk (*) at the end of a word or code number to see results that contain words that begin with the preceding letters, examples: ambu*, 321*

Direct link to the Search page.