Question

The revised CPT codes are accepted by _________for use in claims processing, and have been incorporated wholesale into their own coding system, designated the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS).

Answer 1

Answer: Medicare

Explanation:

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code is a medical code used to report medical, diagnostic and surgical services and procedures to entities such as health insurance companies, physicians, and accreditation organizations. Current Procedural Terminology codes are used together with ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-ICM diagnostic coding during the e-medical billing process.

Medicare makes use of the revised current procedural terminology codes for claim processing.

Answer 2

Answer: Medicare

Explanation: The revised CPT codes are accepted by Medicare for use in claims processing, and have been incorporated wholesale into their own coding system. The Common Procedural Technology (CPT codes), a trademark of the American Medical Association, are numbers assigned to every task and service a medical practitioner may provide to a patient. It also contains a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to physicians, health insurance companies and accreditation organizations and is split into three categories: 1, 2 and 3.