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C0979959

{1 (3 ML) (interferon alfa-2b 6000000 UNT/ML Injectable Solution [Intron A]) / 42 (ribavirin 200 MG Oral Capsule [Rebetol]) } Pack [Rebetron Combination Package for Rebetol Dose Reduction, Intron A 6,000,000 UNT/ML Multi-Dose Vial / 42 Rebetol Capsules]

Concept

CUIC0979959

Preferred{1 (3 ML) (interferon alfa-2b 6000000 UNT/ML Injectable Solution [Intron A]) / 42 (ribavirin 200 MG Oral Capsule [Rebetol]) } Pack [Rebetron Combination Package for Rebetol Dose Reduction, Intron A 6,000,000 UNT/ML Multi-Dose Vial / 42 Rebetol Capsules]

Cross-maps

RxNorm794079

Source vocabularies

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# same page, as API
GET autoicdapi.com/api/v1/reference/umls/C0979959
GET autoicdapi.com/api/v1/translate?code=C0979959&from=umls&to=snomed-ct

Common questions

What is the UMLS CUI for {1 (3 ML) (interferon alfa-2b 6000000 UNT/ML Injectable Solution [Intron A]) / 42 (ribavirin 200 MG Oral Capsule [Rebetol]) } Pack [Rebetron Combination Package for Rebetol Dose Reduction, Intron A 6,000,000 UNT/ML Multi-Dose Vial / 42 Rebetol Capsules]?

What is UMLS code C0979959?

C0979959 is the UMLS identifier for {1 (3 ML) (interferon alfa-2b 6000000 UNT/ML Injectable Solution [Intron A]) / 42 (ribavirin 200 MG Oral Capsule [Rebetol]) } Pack [Rebetron Combination Package for Rebetol Dose Reduction, Intron A 6,000,000 UNT/ML Multi-Dose Vial / 42 Rebetol Capsules]. It is included in the current NLM UMLS Metathesaurus release.

What is the RxNorm mapping for C0979959?

C0979959 maps to RxNorm 794079.

UMLS, plainly answered

What is UMLS?

The Unified Medical Language System is the NLM's meta-terminology that unifies SNOMED CT, ICD-10, ICD-11, RxNorm, LOINC, MeSH, and around 200 other source vocabularies under a single concept identifier (CUI). One UMLS CUI can group dozens of synonymous codes from different terminologies.

What is a CUI and why does it matter?

A CUI is a stable identifier (like C0011860) that points at a single clinical idea regardless of how that idea is encoded in any specific vocabulary. CUIs are the most reliable way to bridge between terminologies when you need to compare or merge data from multiple sources.

How does UMLS help with cross-mapping?

Every UMLS concept page lists the codes it groups together. That gives you a free crosswalk: a SNOMED concept and an ICD-10 code that share a CUI describe the same clinical idea. Our cross_references API returns these groupings inline.

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