Coding - CPT Codes
CPTM-
MAnswerMcurrentMproceduralMterminology,MownedMbyMAMAMlistsMproceduresMandMservic
esMcommonlyMperformedMbyMMD`sMacrossMtheMcountry
typesMofMCPTMcodesM-MAnswerMcategoryMlMcodes
categoryMllMcodes
categoryMlllMcodes
categoryMlMcodesM-
MAnswerMprocedureMcodesMfoundMinMtheMmainMbodyMofMCPTM,5MdigitsM,MnoMdecimal
sM,MhasMdescriptor
categoryMllMcodesM-
MAnswerMusedMtoMtrackMperformanceMmeasuresMforMaMmedicalMgoal,MalphaMcharacter
MforM5thMdigit
categoryMlllMcodesM-
MAnswerMtemporaryMcodesMforMemergingMtechnology,MservicesM,MandMprocedures,Malph
aMcharacterMforM5thMdigit
organizationM-MAnswerMmainMtext,Mappendixes,MandMindex
assignmentMofMcorrectMprocedureMcodeM-
MAnswerMbeginsMbyMreviewingMtheMphysician`sMstatementsMinMtheMpt`sMmedicalMrecord
typesMofMMainMTermsM-MAnswerM1)MnameMofMprocedureMorMservice
2)MnameMofMorgan/otherManatomicalMsite
3)MnameMofMtheMcondition
4)Msynonym/eponymMforMtheMterm
5)MabbreviationMforMtheMterm
twoMcodesM-
MAnswerMtwoMcodesMeitherMsequentialMorMnot,MareMseparatedMbyMaMcomma,MmoreMt
hanMtwoMbyMaMhyphen
, crossMreferenceM-MAnswerMtheMcrossMreferenceM"see"M,MisMaMmandatoryMinstruction
MainMTextM-
MAnswerMafterMtheMindexMisMusedMtoMpointMtoMaMpossibleMcode,MtheMmainMindexMis
MreadMtoMverifyMtheMselectionMofMtheMcode
sectionMguidelinesM-
MAnswerMusageMnotesMatMtheMbeginningMofMCPTMsections,McoversMdefinitionsMandMite
msMuniqueMtoMtheMsection
unlistedMprocedureM-
MAnswerMserviceMnotMlistedMinMCPT,MthoseMnotMcompletelyMdescribedMbyManyMcodeMi
nMtheMsection
specialMreportM-
MAnswerMnoteMexplainingMtheMreasonsMforMaMnewM,MvariableMorMunlistedMservice
howMmanyMappendixesMinMCPTM-MAnswerM14
semi-colons,MindentationsM-
MAnswerMCPTMusesMaMsemicolonMandMindentationsMwhenMaMcommonMpartMofMtheMm
ainMentryMappliesMtoMentriesMthatMfollowM,MuniqueMdescriptorsMafterMtheMsemicolonMa
reMnotMcapitalized
symbolsMforMchangedMcodesM-MAnswerMbullet-indicatesMnewMprocedureMcode
triangle-indicatesMcodeMdescriptorMhasMchanged
facingMtriangles-encloseMnewMorMrevisedMtextMotherMthanMcodeMdescriptor
bulletMinsideMaMcircle-
meansMthatMmoderateMsedationMisMaMpartMofMtheMprocedureMthatMtheMsurgeonMperfo
rms,MbilledMinMadditionMtoMtheMcode
lighteningMboltM-FDAMapprovalMpending,Mcan`tMbeMusedMyet
addMonMcodeM-
MAnswerMprocedureMperformedMandMreportedMinMadditionMtoMaMprimaryMprocedure
CPTM-
MAnswerMcurrentMproceduralMterminology,MownedMbyMAMAMlistsMproceduresMandMservic
esMcommonlyMperformedMbyMMD`sMacrossMtheMcountry
typesMofMCPTMcodesM-MAnswerMcategoryMlMcodes
categoryMllMcodes
categoryMlllMcodes
categoryMlMcodesM-
MAnswerMprocedureMcodesMfoundMinMtheMmainMbodyMofMCPTM,5MdigitsM,MnoMdecimal
sM,MhasMdescriptor
categoryMllMcodesM-
MAnswerMusedMtoMtrackMperformanceMmeasuresMforMaMmedicalMgoal,MalphaMcharacter
MforM5thMdigit
categoryMlllMcodesM-
MAnswerMtemporaryMcodesMforMemergingMtechnology,MservicesM,MandMprocedures,Malph
aMcharacterMforM5thMdigit
organizationM-MAnswerMmainMtext,Mappendixes,MandMindex
assignmentMofMcorrectMprocedureMcodeM-
MAnswerMbeginsMbyMreviewingMtheMphysician`sMstatementsMinMtheMpt`sMmedicalMrecord
typesMofMMainMTermsM-MAnswerM1)MnameMofMprocedureMorMservice
2)MnameMofMorgan/otherManatomicalMsite
3)MnameMofMtheMcondition
4)Msynonym/eponymMforMtheMterm
5)MabbreviationMforMtheMterm
twoMcodesM-
MAnswerMtwoMcodesMeitherMsequentialMorMnot,MareMseparatedMbyMaMcomma,MmoreMt
hanMtwoMbyMaMhyphen
, crossMreferenceM-MAnswerMtheMcrossMreferenceM"see"M,MisMaMmandatoryMinstruction
MainMTextM-
MAnswerMafterMtheMindexMisMusedMtoMpointMtoMaMpossibleMcode,MtheMmainMindexMis
MreadMtoMverifyMtheMselectionMofMtheMcode
sectionMguidelinesM-
MAnswerMusageMnotesMatMtheMbeginningMofMCPTMsections,McoversMdefinitionsMandMite
msMuniqueMtoMtheMsection
unlistedMprocedureM-
MAnswerMserviceMnotMlistedMinMCPT,MthoseMnotMcompletelyMdescribedMbyManyMcodeMi
nMtheMsection
specialMreportM-
MAnswerMnoteMexplainingMtheMreasonsMforMaMnewM,MvariableMorMunlistedMservice
howMmanyMappendixesMinMCPTM-MAnswerM14
semi-colons,MindentationsM-
MAnswerMCPTMusesMaMsemicolonMandMindentationsMwhenMaMcommonMpartMofMtheMm
ainMentryMappliesMtoMentriesMthatMfollowM,MuniqueMdescriptorsMafterMtheMsemicolonMa
reMnotMcapitalized
symbolsMforMchangedMcodesM-MAnswerMbullet-indicatesMnewMprocedureMcode
triangle-indicatesMcodeMdescriptorMhasMchanged
facingMtriangles-encloseMnewMorMrevisedMtextMotherMthanMcodeMdescriptor
bulletMinsideMaMcircle-
meansMthatMmoderateMsedationMisMaMpartMofMtheMprocedureMthatMtheMsurgeonMperfo
rms,MbilledMinMadditionMtoMtheMcode
lighteningMboltM-FDAMapprovalMpending,Mcan`tMbeMusedMyet
addMonMcodeM-
MAnswerMprocedureMperformedMandMreportedMinMadditionMtoMaMprimaryMprocedure