I'm using Notepad++ v6.9.2. I need to find ICD9 Codes which will take the following forms:
(X##.)
, (X##.#)
or (X##.##)
where X
is a letter and always at the beginning and #
is a number(##.)
, (##.#)
, (##.##)
, (###.)
, (###.#)
, (###.##)
or (###.###)
where #
is a numberand
replace the first (
with |
and the )
and single space behind second with |
.
EXAMPLE
(305.11) TOBACCO ABUSE-CONTINUOUS
Becomes:
|305.11|TOBACCO ABUSE-CONTINUOUS
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
There are other places with parentheses but will only contain letters. Those do not need to be changed. Some examples:
UE (Major) Amputation
(282.45) THALASSEMIA (ALPHA)
(284.87) RED CELL APLASIA (W/THYMOMA)
Pain (non-headache) (338.3) Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
Becomes
UE (Major) Amputation
|282.45|THALASSEMIA (ALPHA)
|284.87|RED CELL APLASIA (W/THYMOMA)
Pain (non-headache) |338.3|Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
You can use a regex like this to match ICD9 codes:
[EV]\d+\.?\d*
This covers both E and V codes and cases where the .
is omitted (in my experience this is not uncommon). Use this regex to match the portions of text you need:
\(([EV]?\d+\.?\d*)\)\s?
The outer parentheses are escaped to match literal (
and )
characters, and the inner parentheses create a group for replacement (\1
). The \s?
at end will capture an optional space after the parentheses.
So your Notepad++ replace window should look like this: