CPT code set
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The CPT code set is a standardized medical coding system used in the United States to describe medical, surgical, and diagnostic services for billing and documentation purposes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CPT Category III codes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
healthcare billing terminology
ⓘ
medical coding system ⓘ |
| codeFormat | five-digit numeric codes ⓘ |
| componentOf |
United States healthcare system
ⓘ
surface form:
United States healthcare reimbursement system
|
| countryOfUse |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
anesthesia services
ⓘ
diagnostic services ⓘ evaluation and management services ⓘ laboratory procedures ⓘ medical services ⓘ medicine services and procedures ⓘ radiology procedures ⓘ surgical procedures ⓘ therapeutic services ⓘ |
| fullName |
Current Procedural Terminology
ⓘ
surface form:
Current Procedural Terminology code set
|
| governs | description of procedures on claim forms ⓘ |
| includes |
Category I codes
ⓘ
Category II codes ⓘ Category III codes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States healthcare system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | American Medical Association ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
claims processing
ⓘ
clinical documentation ⓘ health insurance reimbursement ⓘ medical billing ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate accurate claims processing
ⓘ
to provide a uniform language for describing medical services ⓘ to support data collection and analysis ⓘ to support healthcare research ⓘ to support quality reporting ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
HCPCS Level II
ⓘ
International Classification of Diseases ⓘ
surface form:
ICD-10-CM
|
| scope |
outpatient services
ⓘ
professional services ⓘ some inpatient professional services ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | American Medical Association ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Medicaid
ⓘ
Medicare ⓘ health insurance companies ⓘ hospitals ⓘ other healthcare professionals ⓘ physicians ⓘ |
| usedFor |
benchmarking of healthcare services
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electronic health record documentation ⓘ healthcare cost analysis ⓘ prior authorization requests ⓘ provider performance measurement ⓘ utilization management ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
CPT Category III codes