Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), Fourth Edition, is a set of codes,
descriptions, and guidelines intended to describe procedures and services
performed by physicians and other qualified health care professionals, or
entities. Each procedure or service is identified with a five-digit code. The
use of CPT codes simplifies the reporting of procedures and services. In
the CPT code set, the term “procedure” is used to describe services,
including diagnostic tests.
Inclusion of a descriptor and its associated five-digit code number in the
CPT Category I code set is based on whether the procedure or service is
consistent with contemporary medical practice and is performed by many
practitioners in clinical practice in multiple locations. Inclusion in the
CPT code set of a procedure or service, or proprietary name, does not
represent endorsement by the American Medical Association (AMA) of
any particular diagnostic or therapeutic procedure or service or proprietary
test or manufacturer. Inclusion or exclusion of a procedure or service, or
proprietary name, does not imply any health insurance coverage or
reimbursement policy.
