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IPv4, IPv6 and CIDR ranges validation pattern

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
This regex can be used to validate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses as well as CIDR ranges
Submitted by Simon - 11 days ago
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\tilde \alpha

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
\tilde \alpha
Submitted by anonymous - 12 days ago
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Videos that start with [....]

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
^.\\\[[\w\d]?]*?..{4,}$
Submitted by pvtpyle1299 - 12 days ago
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ICD-9-CM PCS Format

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
ICD-9-CM PCS Format
Submitted by john (jacko) Logan - 14 days ago
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Occurrence Codes (US Healthcare Billing)

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Possibly used in Form Locator (FL) 32-35 in the UB-04 form. The CMS write (in their R81CP document):- "Occurrence and occurrence span codes are mutually exclusive. Occurrence codes have values from 01 through 69 and A0 through L9. Occurrence span codes have values from 70 through 99 and M0 throug...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 14 days ago (Last modified 14 days ago)
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ICD-9-CM Format

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
ICD-9-CM Format
Submitted by john (jacko) logan - 14 days ago
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ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification) Codes

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
The regex should match ICD-10-CM codes, including those with the optional up to 4 characters suffix used in some codes. NOTE: This regex assumes the letters can be mixed case.
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 14 days ago (Last modified 13 days ago)
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All zeros after first digit

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
Number string where only zeros follow the first digit
Submitted by anonymous - 14 days ago
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Multiple Severity-Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRGs)

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Multiple Severity-Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRGs)
Submitted by john (jacko) logan - 15 days ago
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Multiple Severity-Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRGs)

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Multiple Severity-Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRGs)
Submitted by anonymous - 15 days ago
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FL 16 - Discharge Hour FL 17 - Patient Discharge Status

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
FL 16 - Discharge Hour FL 17 - Patient Discharge Status
Submitted by John (Jacko) Logan - 15 days ago
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, incl optional modifiers

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
CPT is a uniform coding system consisting of descriptive terms and identifying codes used primarily to identify medical services and procedures furnished by physicians and other health care professionals for which they bill public or private health insurance programs. It is a numeric coding system ...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago (Last modified 15 days ago)
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
CPT is a uniform coding system consisting of descriptive terms and identifying codes used primarily to identify medical services and procedures furnished by physicians and other health care professionals for which they bill public or private health insurance programs. It is a numeric coding system ...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago (Last modified 15 days ago)
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'Type of Bill' / 'Bill Type' FL4 (US Healthcare Billing Codes)

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Used to identify the patient's care during their hospital stay and help ensure that hospitals are reimbursed accurately for their services. A data element corresponding with UB-04 form locator FL4 that classifies the claim as to the type of facility (2nd digit), type of care (3rd digit) and the bil...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago (Last modified 13 days ago)
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Revenue Codes (Billing in US Healthcare)

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Revenue codes are standardized numerical codes used in the healthcare industry to specify the type of service provided by healthcare facilities on patient billing statements. They help categorize and detail the services rendered for both inpatients and outpatients, allowing for accurate billing and ...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago
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HCPCS Level II codes (and modifier)

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
The CMS, who maintain these codes, describe the format as:- "HCPCS Level II codes (also known as alpha-numeric codes) consist of a single alphabetical letter followed by 4 numeric digits." (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system) NOTE: This regex will not ide...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago
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HCPCS Level II codes (no modifier)

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
The CMS, who maintain these codes, describe the format as:- "HCPCS Level II codes (also known as alpha-numeric codes) consist of a single alphabetical letter followed by 4 numeric digits." (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system) NOTE: This regex will not iden...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago
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Place of Service [POS] Codes

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
These codes are used to indicate where a medical service was provided in US healthcare (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/place-of-service-codes/code-sets). The codes should be 2 digits. Single digits should have a leading 0. It's possible data loading might drop such values, and then t...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago
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LOINC Medical Codes (from LOINC.org)

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Pattern to identify LOINC codes, derived from the description in LOINC.org (June 2024):- LOINC codes have a fixed length field of 7 characters within the LOINC database. Current codes are from 3-7 characters long. If you are currently building a system to include LOINC codes, we advise allowing up t...
Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago
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x86 ASM Register [Case-Insensitive]

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
A RegEx to match any Intel x86-Assembly register in a case-insensitive way. This is due to a limitation of the engine this regular expression was originally written for. Here is an updated version that is written for Regex-Engines that support the /i flag: https://regex101.com/library/4v1bVf
Submitted by Tim Clemens - 16 days ago
1234...769

'Type of Bill' / 'Bill Type' FL4 (US Healthcare Billing Codes)

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Regular Expression
PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)

/
^0?[1-9][1-9][a-zA-Z0-9]?$
/
gm
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Description

Used to identify the patient's care during their hospital stay and help ensure that hospitals are reimbursed accurately for their services.

A data element corresponding with UB-04 form locator FL4 that classifies the claim as to the type of facility (2nd digit), type of care (3rd digit) and the billing record's sequence in the episode of care (4th digit). (Note that the 1st digit is always zero.)

Seemingly these codes are maintained by the NUBC (National Uniform Billing Committee)

Submitted by Richard Baxter - 15 days ago (Last modified 13 days ago)