As per HIPAA requirement, the medical data code set has to be standardized eliminating all local and proprietary codes. Complying with the code set standards is not difficult as many of the adopted code sets are already in common use. Then also, even after submitting claims, all practices are expected to be affected by the HIPAA transactions and code set standards, as the payers, health plans, and insurance plans will be converted to using the standards in order to comply with HIPAA.