ama is the panel that publishes the cpt manual for procedure codes.
ama is the panel that publishes the cpt manual for procedure codes.
who is the panel that publishes the cpt manual for procedure codes?
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physicians bill their services using procedure codes developed by a seventeen-member committee known as the cpt editorial panel. the ama nominates eleven of the members while the remaining seats are nominated by the blue cross and blue shield association, the health insurance association of america, cms, and the american hospital association. the cpt committee issues new codes twice each year.
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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. 









































section::::examples of procedure codes.









































section::::examples of procedure codes.:international.









































bullet::::- international classification of primary care (icpc-2), as well as procedure codes; icpc-2 also contains diagnosis codes, reasons for encounter (rfe), and process of care.









































bullet::::- international classification of procedures in medicine (icpm) and international classification of health interventions (ichi)









































bullet::::- snomed ct









































section::::examples of procedure codes.:north american.
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