Hcr 220 Check Point

HCR 220 Check point week 5

By Nicole Sherwin

May 8, 2012

There are three categories for CPT Codes. WE have Category 1 code these are most numerous they have five digits with no decimals. Each of these codes has a descriptor which is a belief explanation of the procedure. Here are a few examples.

* 99204 office visit or evaluation and management of a new patient.

* 00730 Anesthesia for procedures on upper abdominal wall.

* 24006 Arthrotomy of the elbow with capsular excision for capsular release.

* 70100 Radiologic examination of the mandible.

Even though these codes are grouped into sections, such as surgery, codes from all sections can be used by all types of physicians for one example a family practitioner might use codes from the surgery section to describe an office procedure such as the incision and the drainage from an abscess.

With Category 2 codes they are used to track performance measures for medical goal such as reducing tobacco use. These codes are optional; these are not paid for by the insurance carriers. They help in the development of best practices for care and to improve documentation. These codes have alphabetic characters for the fifth digits.

* 0002F Tobacco use, smoking assessed,

* 0004F Tobacco use cessation intervention and counseling.

With category 3 codes these are temporary codes for emerging technology services and procedures. These codes also have alphabetic characters for the fifth digit.

* 0001T Endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm or dissection.

* 0041T Urinalysis infectious agent detection.

The temporary code may become a permanent part of the regular codes if the services it identifies proves effective and is widely performed.