![]() ![]() CPT codes tell the insurance payer what procedures the healthcare provider would like to be reimbursed for. As you might imagine, this code set is extremely large, and includes the codes for thousands upon thousands of medical procedures.ĬPT codes are an integral part of the billing process. Note also that all the codes featured in this course, and every course that touches on CPT codes, are copyrighted by the AMA.ĬPT codes are used to describe tests, surgeries, evaluations, and any other medical procedure performed by a healthcare provider on a patient. This expansive, important code set is published and maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA), and it is, with ICD, one of the most important code sets for medical coders to become familiar with. Earlier, we introduced you to Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT.
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