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Current Procedural Terminology, more commonly known as CPT®, refers to a medical code set created and maintained by the American Medical Association — and used by physicians, allied health professionals, nonphysician practitioners, hospitals, outpatient facilities, and laboratories to represent the services and procedures they perform.
We maintain and annually update a List of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)/Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes (the Code List), which identifies all the items and services included within certain designated health services (DHS) categories or that may qualify for certain exceptions.
CPT ® refers to a set of medical codes used by physicians, allied health professionals, nonphysician practitioners, hospitals, outpatient facilities, and laboratories to describe the procedures and services they perform.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes help healthcare providers track and report medical services and procedures. The specific CPT codes attached to each service or procedure help maintain accuracy and efficiency in medical billing and reporting.
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes offer doctors and health care professionals a uniform language for coding medical services and procedures to streamline reporting, increase accuracy and efficiency.
CPT ® is a uniform coding system consisting of descriptive terms and identifying codes used primarily to identify medical services and procedures furnished by physicians and other health care professionals for which they bill public or private health insurance programs.
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes provide a uniform nomenclature for coding medical procedures and services. Here you'll find the AMA's latest updates on new CPT codes, new code proposals, CPT code revisions and more.
Procedure codes are a sub-type of medical classification used to identify specific surgical, medical, or diagnostic interventions. The structure of the codes will depend on the classification; for example some use a numerical system, others alphanumeric.
CPT codes are five-digit numeric codes that are used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures to other physicians, health insurance companies, and accreditation organizations. A CPT code will structurally have three parts: the numeric code, modifier, and description.
What is a CPT Code? A Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code is a numerical five-digit code to provide a standard coding language for medical services and procedures. This helps doctors and healthcare professionals report information more accurately and efficiently.