# Procedure

<mark style="color:$danger;">**This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.**</mark>

| Definition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Examples                   |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| <ul><li>Procedure: activities performed in the provision of health care (includes medical history-taking, physical examination, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, training and education, and counseling)</li><li>Regime/therapy (subtype of procedure): set of procedures focused on a single purpose on one patient over time (e.g. repeated administration of drug in a small dose for an indefinite period of time)</li></ul> | <ul><li>54321008</li></ul> |

## Procedure concepts

Procedure concepts represent activities performed in the provision of health care. This hierarchy represents a broad variety of activities, including but not limited to:

* Invasive procedures, e.g., 77018005 | Excision of lesion of intracranial artery (procedure)|
* Administration of medicines, e.g., 39343008 | Pertussis vaccination (procedure)|
* Imaging procedures, e.g., 47079000 | Ultrasonography of breast (procedure)|
* Education procedures, e.g., 183063000 | Low salt diet education (procedure)|
* Administrative procedures, e.g., 305212007 | Medical records transfer (procedure)|

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