Find-A-Code Medical Coding API

Find-A-Code · Health

Health API Key Paid Healthcare ICD-10 CPT HCPCS

Medical coding reference API covering ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, HCPCS, and DRG codes with crosswalk capabilities. Provides code descriptions, coding tips, RVU values, and Medicare reimbursement data for revenue cycle management.

Authentication

API Key API key from paid Find-A-Code subscription. Register at findacode.com and request API access.

Sample Requests

GET Code lookup

Look up an ICD-10-CM code with description, RVU value, and coding tips

https://www.findacode.com/api?key={your_api_key}&code=E11.65&type=icd10cm

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curl -X GET "https://www.findacode.com/api?key=%7Byour_api_key%7D&code=E11.65&type=icd10cm"

import requests
params = {
    "key": "{your_api_key}",
    "code": "E11.65",
    "type": "icd10cm"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://www.findacode.com/api",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://www.findacode.com/api');
url.searchParams.set('key', '{your_api_key}');
url.searchParams.set('code', 'E11.65');
url.searchParams.set('type', 'icd10cm');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://www.findacode.com/api")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("key", "{your_api_key}")
	q.Set("code", "E11.65")
	q.Set("type", "icd10cm")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://www.findacode.com/api")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "key" => "{your_api_key}",
  "code" => "E11.65",
  "type" => "icd10cm"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://www.findacode.com/api?" . http_build_query([
    "key" => "{your_api_key}",
    "code" => "E11.65",
    "type" => "icd10cm"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

Get Postman ↗

Purchase a subscription at https://www.findacode.com/ and request API access
In Postman, GET https://www.findacode.com/api/v1/code
Add params: type=icd10cm (or cpt, hcpcs), code={code}, key={your_key}
Response includes description, RVU value, APC/DRG mapping, and coding tips
Use type=crosswalk to convert between ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes

What can you build with Find-A-Code Medical Coding API?

Find-A-Code Medical Coding API is a Health API. Developers commonly use health APIs for:

accessing medical reference data and drug information
building patient-facing health tracking apps
integrating with EHR and telemedicine platforms
looking up ICD codes and clinical terminology
powering wellness and fitness applications

API Key authentication. You'll receive a key after signing up. Send it with every request — in a header or query parameter. Keep it out of client-side code and never commit it to version control. Find-A-Code Medical Coding API is a paid API — check the provider's pricing page before building a production integration.

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