National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Code Set

The National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Code Set  (NICIP Code Set) is a comprehensive national standard set of codes and descriptions for imaging procedures and is maintained by  NHS England.  It is intended for use in all Imaging Department  information systems.

The NICIP Code Set was approved by the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care (ISB) and is mandated for all in-scope use cases. Further detail about the initial information standard and subsequent amendments can be found on the Information Standards Board for Health and Social Care  website at:  ISB 0148 "Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Codes".

The NICIP Code Set  is released biannually. The release dates are the 1st of April and the 1st of October each year.

All versions of the NICIP Code Set, both with and without SNOMED CT maps, are only available from the Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD).

Clinicians and system managers working with the Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) can make requests for additions to the NICIP Code Set. All requests must first be checked for conformance to the  Editorial Principles.

Requests for changes to the NICIP Code Set  should be made through the Request Submission Portal on the NHS England  website at: Welcome to the NICIP Submission Portal.

For further information on the National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure Code Set, see the NHS England  website at: National Interim Clinical Imaging Procedure (NICIP) Code Set.