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CPT – Current Procedural Terminology

October 18, 2009 – 5:10 PM

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is maintained by the American Medical Association through the CPT Editorial Panel. The CPT code set accurately describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians, coders, patients, accreditation organizations, and payers for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes. The current version is the CPT 2009.
There are three …

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Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

May 18, 2009 – 5:16 PM

The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is a set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Commonly pronounced Hick-Picks.
The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) was established in 1978 to provide a standardized coding system for describing the specific items and services provided in the delivery of health care. Such coding is necessary for Medicare, Medicaid, …

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Procedure At The Time Of An Office or Post Operative Visit

November 18, 2008 – 4:48 PM

Procedure at time of patient visitCan my doctor bill a Mirena insertion fee when billing for an office visit or post operative visit or should they have the patient come back?
I want to be sure he gets paid.

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