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United States → Japan

Verified medical translations between United States and Japan healthcare systems, covering 5 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:

Drug SafetyGeneralLab ResultsPrescriptionsProcedures

Coding Systems

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

United States

CPT
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)
FDA
FDA PMA number
FDA device risk classification
FDA/DEA
ICD-10-CM
US Medicare DRG
US federal health insurance

Japan

DPC/PDPS (Japanese hospital procedure code)
ICD-10
ICD-10 (JP)
ICD-10 (Japan/WHO)
ICD-10 (WHO)
ICD-10 (WHO/JP)
ICD-10-JP
Japan National Health Insurance (国民健康保険) or JHIA (社会保険)
Japanese DPC diagnosis classification code
PMDA
PMDA Shonin (承認) approval number
PMDA device risk classification (Japan)
Shinryo-Koi
Shinryō

Example Translations

93458 CPT
D206 Shinryo-Koi

Left heart catheterization with coronary angiography

92928 CPT
K549 Shinryo-Koi

PCI with stent placement, single vessel


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 United States and Japan?

United States and Japan use different ICD-10 variants. TranslateMed maps between these variants with 99% verified accuracy across 5 medical domains.

How accurate is the US to JP medical translation?

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

Which medical coding systems are covered for United States?

For United States, TranslateMed supports CPT, CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), FDA, FDA PMA number, FDA device risk classification, FDA/DEA, ICD-10-CM, US Medicare DRG, US federal health insurance. Target systems in Japan: DPC/PDPS (Japanese hospital procedure code), ICD-10, ICD-10 (JP), ICD-10 (Japan/WHO), ICD-10 (WHO), ICD-10 (WHO/JP), ICD-10-JP, Japan National Health Insurance (国民健康保険) or JHIA (社会保険), Japanese DPC diagnosis classification code, PMDA, PMDA Shonin (承認) approval number, PMDA device risk classification (Japan), Shinryo-Koi, Shinryō.