CPT is a set of codes used for medical procedures in the US, licensed by the American Medical Association. It is used to describe medical treatments and practices and is divided into three categories. Category I is used for vaccines, Category II for standard treatments, and Category III for emerging technologies. CPT may also describe ICD-9 and ICD-10-PCS, which are medical coding systems used to describe different diseases and medical procedures.
Current Procedural Terminology, also known as CPT®, is a set of codes used for medical procedures in the United States and which is licensed by the American Medical Association. This terminology is used to convey a clear and uniform description of various surgical and medical treatments and practices and is used by health care specialists, such as physicians and surgeons, those who pay for medical procedures, and researchers who specialize in medical practice matters. There are three different categories of current procedural terminology, each used to describe a different set of medical services.
The first category of current procedural terminology is also known as Category I. This category is used to describe vaccines administered by health professionals. As new vaccines are introduced, codes are assigned prior to approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Before the FDA approves a vaccine, the code is accompanied by a particular symbol in relevant medical manuals. Once the vaccine is approved, the corresponding symbol is removed.
Category II of current procedural terminology is used to describe performance measurements. These include standard treatments and consultations offered by health professionals. Many of the procedures represented by these codes tend to be used frequently by many health care professionals across the country and most are in no danger of being removed from related medical practices.
The current procedural terminology used in category III, however, describes emerging technologies. Many of these procedures and treatments are more controversial. For this reason, many of the practices represented in this category are considered temporary and are more likely to be reconsidered.
In some cases, current procedural terminology may also describe the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-9). It is a medical coding system used in several countries and is approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is used to describe different diseases as well as symptoms, signs and patient complaints associated with the different diseases.
The ICD-10-PCS is a coding system of current procedural terminology also used in the United States, although it is considered a successor to the WHO-authorized ICD-9 system. This coding system is only used to describe medical procedures and is based on a complex ordering of numbers and letters. Aspects of medical procedures, such as body parts, procedures, and approaches, are represented by the placement of an alphabetic or numeric digit in seven different characters.
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