In Ancient Rome, the vicus (plural vici) was a neighborhood (US) or settlement (European). During the Republican era, the four regiones of the city of Rome were subdivided into vici. In the 1st century BC, Augustus reorganized the city for administrative purposes into 14 regions, comprising 265 vici. Each vicus had its own board of officials who oversaw local matters.
A CPT code is a five digit numeric code that is used to describe medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory, anesthesiology, and evaluation/management services of physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers. There are approximately 7,800 CPT codes ranging from 00100 through 99499.
CPT is an abbreviation for Current Procedural Terminology that is developed and maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). CPT 2014 is the current edition of the CPT codes. These codes can only be obtained from the AMA or one of their licensees.PT Medical Billing Codes and their relationship to ICD-9 codes are described here. Where to find good CPT medical coding references for medical coders and medical billing specialists.