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Verified medical translations between South Korea and United States healthcare systems, covering 10 medical domains. Powered by our proprietary knowledge base verified against authoritative regulatory sources.

Verified Translations

Every mapping verified against authoritative sources

Drug Safety Alerts

Automatic warnings for medications with different regulatory status

Code System Translation

Maps between local and international coding standards


Medical Domains Covered

This corridor supports translation across the following medical specialties and document types:

Cosmetic SurgeryDentalDischarge SummariesEmergencyGeneralPrescriptionsProceduresPsychiatryRadiologyVaccination

Coding Systems

TranslateMed maps between the coding systems used in each country's healthcare system:

South Korea

AJCC-8-TNM-gastric
ALLERGY-KR
ATC
BAI-KR
BARTHEL
BSSI-KR
Barthel ADL Index (Korean nursing)
Blood-KR
CAARS-KR
CES-D-KR
CGI-S
CRS-R-KR
Clinical microbiology
FDI
GS1 UDI-DI (Korean MFDS)
HIRA-EDI
ICD-10
ICD-10 (Korea/WHO)
ICD-10-KR
ICD-O-3
INN
K-CBCL
KCD
KCD-7
KCD-8
KCD-MH
KDCA
KDCA C. auris screening
KDCA WGS
KDCA environmental decontamination
KDCA infection control
KM
KM-Acupuncture
KR-Allergy
KR-BAYLEY-III
KR-DDST-II
KR-NIP
KR-PHARMA
KR-brand
KR-hira
KR-legal
KSThR-KTIRADS
KTAS
Korean MFDS (식약처) device approval number
Korean MFDS device risk classification (Class 2)
Korean NHI (국민건강보험) reimbursement code
Korean Stroke Nursing Assessment
Korean Stroke Society post-tPA BP management
Korean blood banking regulation
Korean donor infectious disease screening
Korean irradiation indication
Korean malaria donor screening
Korean platelet response assessment
Korean platelet storage medium
Korean stroke thrombolysis protocol (KSS guidelines)
Lauren-gastric-classification
M-CHAT-R-KOREAN
MENTAL-HEALTH-KR
MFDS
Morse Fall Scale (Korean adaptation)
NANDA-I
NANDA-I (KR)
NIH Stroke Scale (Korean documentation)
OLGA-gastritis-staging
PANSS-KR
PDSS-KR
PHQ-9-KR
SBQ-R-KR
대한적십자사 Korean Red Cross blood product

United States

AABB irradiation indications
AABB platelet increment assessment
AABB platelet storage
AABB/FDA US Blood Products
AHA/ASA Acute Ischemic Stroke Thrombolysis Protocol
AHA/ASA Guidelines for Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
AJCC-8-TNM-gastric
ATC
BAI-US
BAYLEY-III
BSSI-US
Barthel Index (US stroke rehabilitation)
CAARS
CAPPROTOCOLS
CBCL-US
CDC
CDC / CLSI
CDC / SHEA
CDC C. auris WGS
CDC C. auris surveillance
CES-D-US
CGI-S-US
CPT
CPT-radiology
CRS-R-US
CVX
DENVER-II
DSM-5
ESI
FDA
FDA 510(k) clearance number
FDA GUDID
FDA device classification
FDA malaria donor screening (risk-based deferral)
FDA/AABB donor screening
FIM
HCPCS Level II (CGM supply code)
ICD-10-CM
ICD-11-TM
ISBT128
KM-Acupuncture
Lauren-gastric-classification
M-CHAT-R
MENTAL-HEALTH-US
Morse Fall Scale (US)
NANDA-I
NDC
NIH Stroke Scale (US)
OLGA-gastritis-staging
PANSS-US
PDSS-US
PHQ-9-US
RADS-US
SBQ-R-US
SNOMED-Allergy
SNOMED-Allergy-US
TKM-FORMULA
US
US Stroke Dysphagia Screening (Joint Commission requirement)
US blood banking regulatory framework
US-CONTROLLED-SUBSTANCES
US-PHARMA-GENERIC
US-brand
US-legal
USAN
Universal

Example Translations

Q7661 HIRA-EDI
47562 CPT

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Q7653 HIRA-EDI
47600 CPT

Open cholecystectomy


Why TranslateMed?

Not just language translation

We translate between healthcare systems — mapping coding standards, regulatory frameworks, and clinical practices between countries.

Verified, not hallucinated

Every translation is backed by our proprietary knowledge base, verified against authoritative regulatory sources — never AI-generated guesswork.

Drug safety awareness

Automatic alerts when medications have different regulatory status between countries — critical for patient safety.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ICD-10 codes differ between South Korea and United States?

South Korea and United States use different ICD-10 variants. TranslateMed maps between these variants with 99% verified accuracy across 10 medical domains.

How accurate is the KR to US medical translation?

The KR to US corridor achieves 99% accuracy on multiple test cases, with 100% safety alert recall.

Which medical coding systems are covered for South Korea?

For South Korea, TranslateMed supports AJCC-8-TNM-gastric, ALLERGY-KR, ATC, BAI-KR, BARTHEL, BSSI-KR, Barthel ADL Index (Korean nursing), Blood-KR, CAARS-KR, CES-D-KR, CGI-S, CRS-R-KR, Clinical microbiology, FDI, GS1 UDI-DI (Korean MFDS), HIRA-EDI, ICD-10, ICD-10 (Korea/WHO), ICD-10-KR, ICD-O-3, INN, K-CBCL, KCD, KCD-7, KCD-8, KCD-MH, KDCA, KDCA C. auris screening, KDCA WGS, KDCA environmental decontamination, KDCA infection control, KM, KM-Acupuncture, KR-Allergy, KR-BAYLEY-III, KR-DDST-II, KR-NIP, KR-PHARMA, KR-brand, KR-hira, KR-legal, KSThR-KTIRADS, KTAS, Korean MFDS (식약처) device approval number, Korean MFDS device risk classification (Class 2), Korean NHI (국민건강보험) reimbursement code, Korean Stroke Nursing Assessment, Korean Stroke Society post-tPA BP management, Korean blood banking regulation, Korean donor infectious disease screening, Korean irradiation indication, Korean malaria donor screening, Korean platelet response assessment, Korean platelet storage medium, Korean stroke thrombolysis protocol (KSS guidelines), Lauren-gastric-classification, M-CHAT-R-KOREAN, MENTAL-HEALTH-KR, MFDS, Morse Fall Scale (Korean adaptation), NANDA-I, NANDA-I (KR), NIH Stroke Scale (Korean documentation), OLGA-gastritis-staging, PANSS-KR, PDSS-KR, PHQ-9-KR, SBQ-R-KR, 대한적십자사 Korean Red Cross blood product. Target systems in United States: AABB irradiation indications, AABB platelet increment assessment, AABB platelet storage, AABB/FDA US Blood Products, AHA/ASA Acute Ischemic Stroke Thrombolysis Protocol, AHA/ASA Guidelines for Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke, AJCC-8-TNM-gastric, ATC, BAI-US, BAYLEY-III, BSSI-US, Barthel Index (US stroke rehabilitation), CAARS, CAPPROTOCOLS, CBCL-US, CDC, CDC / CLSI, CDC / SHEA, CDC C. auris WGS, CDC C. auris surveillance, CES-D-US, CGI-S-US, CPT, CPT-radiology, CRS-R-US, CVX, DENVER-II, DSM-5, ESI, FDA, FDA 510(k) clearance number, FDA GUDID, FDA device classification, FDA malaria donor screening (risk-based deferral), FDA/AABB donor screening, FIM, HCPCS Level II (CGM supply code), ICD-10-CM, ICD-11-TM, ISBT128, KM-Acupuncture, Lauren-gastric-classification, M-CHAT-R, MENTAL-HEALTH-US, Morse Fall Scale (US), NANDA-I, NDC, NIH Stroke Scale (US), OLGA-gastritis-staging, PANSS-US, PDSS-US, PHQ-9-US, RADS-US, SBQ-R-US, SNOMED-Allergy, SNOMED-Allergy-US, TKM-FORMULA, US, US Stroke Dysphagia Screening (Joint Commission requirement), US blood banking regulatory framework, US-CONTROLLED-SUBSTANCES, US-PHARMA-GENERIC, US-brand, US-legal, USAN, Universal.