India

Healthcare System

Public healthcare through government hospitals. Large private sector. Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) provides coverage for bottom 40% of population. Major medical tourism destination.

System Type: Mixed public/private
Regulatory Body: CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) under Ministry of Health
Data Protection: DPDP Act 2023 (Digital Personal Data Protection Act)
Currency: INR
Emergency Number: 112
Languages: hi, en

Coding Systems

diagnosis

ICD-10 (WHO base)

India uses WHO ICD-10. Some hospitals use ICD-10-CM for international patients.

dental

FDI (ISO 3950)

Federation Dentaire Internationale two-digit notation. Some dentists trained in US use Universal.

procedures

Various

No single national procedure coding system. ICD-10-PCS and CPT used in international-accredited hospitals.

dental Procedures

No standard

No nationally standardized dental procedure coding. Descriptions vary by practice.

drugs

CDSCO registration

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation registration numbers

Translation Corridors

IN→DE (Indian professionals in Germany needing Indian records for GKV) IN→US (IT workers with Indian hospitalization records for US employer insurance) IN→GB (NHS referral follow-up for British Indians visiting India) IN→AE (Indian diaspora in UAE — discharge summaries for DHA/DOH insurers) IN→AU (student visa health insurance claims)

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