Disease relevance of Current Procedural Terminology

• Pregnant and nonpregnant women were identified by means of diagnosis related group and Current Procedural Terminology code searches at three medical centers in Utah; the incidence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the two groups was compared [1].

High impact information on Current Procedural Terminology

• MATERIALS AND METHODS: Medicare part B claims data from fiscal year 1992 were analyzed for CPT (current procedural terminology) codes related to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain, head and neck, and spine, as well as myelography, angiography, and diskography [2].
• BACKGROUND: During the past decade, a variety of federal regulations have had a significant impact on the way allergen immunotherapy is reimbursed and how Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are used for this purpose [3].
• MATERIALS AND METHODS: All 23 current procedural terminology, version 4 (CPT-4) codes for MR imaging were extracted from the national 1993 Part B Medicare annual data reimbursement file [4].
• Patients with PAD were identified from claims using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes (primary or secondary codes), ICD-9-CM procedure codes, current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, or by a pharmacy claim for cilostazol or pentoxifylline [5].
• Mechanisms that control physician payment policy, including the Relative Base Resource Value System, the Correct Coding Initiative, and Current Procedural Terminology, are described [6].

Gene context of Current Procedural Terminology

• These represented 6585 separate procedures (CPT codes 67311 to 67343) and 277 botulinum toxin (Botox) injections for strabismus (CPT 67345) performed during 1995 [7].

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