HL7.TERMINOLOGY\HCFA Procedure Codes (HCPCS)

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NamingSystem: HCFA Procedure Codes (HCPCS)

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.

Summary

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.