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Terminology	Owner/Contact
Current Procedures Terminology (CPT) code set	American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions-managing-your-practice/coding-billing-insurance/cpt/cpt-products-services/licensing.page?
SNOMED CT	International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO) http://www.ihtsdo.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@ihtsdo.org
Logical Observation Identifiers Names & Codes (LOINC)	Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes	World Health Organization (WHO)
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set	American Medical Association. Please see 222.nucc.org. AMA licensing contact: 312-464-5022 (AMA IP services)