Current Procedural Terminology (580 words)

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Current Procedural Terminology
Used throughout the United States the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) for reporting of procedural, diagnostic and surgical services. In 1966 the American Medical Association developed which was first published as a way of communicating in an efficient and stable process between physicians and third party payers. This process enables a standardized coding scheme which precisely describes the medical, surgical and diagnostic services. CPT codes is used by physicians to report these services and...

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