C1694966
benzocaine 0.2 MG/MG Oral Ointment [DentiCare Denti Freeze Ointment]
Concept
CUIC1694966
Preferredbenzocaine 0.2 MG/MG Oral Ointment [DentiCare Denti Freeze Ointment]
Cross-maps
RxNorm991037
Source vocabularies
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# same page, as API
GET autoicdapi.com/api/v1/reference/umls/C1694966
GET autoicdapi.com/api/v1/translate?code=C1694966&from=umls&to=snomed-ct
Common questions
What is the UMLS CUI for benzocaine 0.2 MG/MG Oral Ointment [DentiCare Denti Freeze Ointment]?
benzocaine 0.2 MG/MG Oral Ointment [DentiCare Denti Freeze Ointment] is coded as C1694966 in UMLS.
What is UMLS code C1694966?
C1694966 is the UMLS identifier for benzocaine 0.2 MG/MG Oral Ointment [DentiCare Denti Freeze Ointment]. It is included in the current NLM UMLS Metathesaurus release.
What is the RxNorm mapping for C1694966?
C1694966 maps to RxNorm 991037.
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.
Is the API free to use?
Browsing the directory is free. Programmatic /api/v1/reference/umls/* access needs an API key. Production volume requires a paid tier.
How fresh is the UMLS data?
We track NLM's twice-yearly releases (May AB and November AB). Each release brings new concepts, retirements, and atom updates from the source vocabularies, and our index reflects them within the same week.
Do I need a UMLS license?
Yes. The UMLS Metathesaurus License Agreement is free but requires an NLM UTS account. Customers in production need their own license. Free-tier evaluation use is permitted under the standard terms.