HL7 Terminology (THO)
4.0.0 - Publication
This page is part of the HL7 Terminology (v4.0.0: Release) based on FHIR R4. The current version which supercedes this version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/HCPCS-all-codes | Version: | |||
Active as of 2021-02-23 | Responsible: U.S. Health Care Financing Administration; agency was renamed CMS on July 1, 2001. | Computable Name: HPC |
The Level II HCPCS codes, which are established by CMS’s Alpha-Numeric Editorial Panel, primarily represent items and supplies and non-physician services not covered by the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology-4 (CPT-4) codes; Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers use HCPCS procedure and modifier codes for claims processing. Level II alphanumeric procedure and modifier codes comprise the A to V range.
Defining URL | http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/HCPCS-all-codes |
Name | HPC |
Status | active |
Definition | The Level II HCPCS codes, which are established by CMS's Alpha-Numeric Editorial Panel, primarily represent items and supplies and non-physician services not covered by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology-4 (CPT-4) codes; Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers use HCPCS procedure and modifier codes for claims processing. Level II alphanumeric procedure and modifier codes comprise the A to V range. |
Publisher | U.S. Health Care Financing Administration; agency was renamed CMS on July 1, 2001. |
Type | Value | Preferred | Period | Comment |
OID | 2.16.840.1.113883.6.14 | true | ||
URI | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/HCPCS-all-codes | false | 2020-08-11 12:00:00-0400 --> (ongoing) | Published for many years in the HL7 V3 coremif, but has been retired; code system HCPCS Level II should be used instead. |
History
Date | Action | Author | Custodian | Comment |
2021-11-09 | revise | Reuben Daniels | HTA | Code System Identification Record being retired;UP-251 |