Current Procedural Terminology
"Current Procedural Terminology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Descriptive terms and identifying codes for reporting medical services and procedures performed by PHYSICIANS. It is produced by the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION and used in insurance claim reporting for MEDICARE; MEDICAID; and private health insurance programs (From CPT 2002).
| Descriptor ID |
D039702
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.453.245.945.160
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| Concept/Terms |
CPT Codes- CPT Codes
- CPT Code
- Code, CPT
- Codes, CPT
- Current Procedural Terminology Codes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Current Procedural Terminology" by people in Profiles.
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The Time Burden of Office Visits in Contemporary Pituitary Care, 2016 to 2019. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2024 Jul; 38(4):203-210.
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Questioning concomitant cystoscopy coding during hysterectomy in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 12; 223(6):936-937.
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Effect of Global Fracture Care Billing on Distal Radius Fractures. Orthopedics. 2020 Sep 01; 43(5):e471-e475.
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The financial impact of the medical toxicology specialty code on a private practice. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov; 57(11):1115-1117.
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A piece of my mind. For what it's worth. JAMA. 2015 Feb 24; 313(8):799-800.
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Revenue: understanding insurance reimbursement and CPT coding in child and adolescent psychiatry. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010 Jan; 19(1):89-105; table of contents.
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Medicare's "Global" terrorism: where is the pay for performance? J Trauma. 2008 Feb; 64(2):374-83; discussion 383-4.
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Medicare's bundling of trauma care codes violates relative value principles. J Trauma. 2004 Dec; 57(6):1164-72.
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National Academy of Neuropsychology/Division 40 of the American Psychological Association Practice Survey of Clinical Neuropsychology in the United States. Part II: Reimbursement experiences, practice economics, billing practices, and incomes. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2003 Aug; 18(6):557-82.