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Current Procedural Terminology: Where and How Do We Get CPT Codes?

Mailman Center for Child Development,University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Dee Adams Nikjeh

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

This tutorial provides the background and rationale for the establishment of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Manual as well as instructions for its beneficial use. Current Procedure Terminology selection procedure is contingent upon finding the code descriptor that describes precisely what is performed. Guidelines and procedures for CPT code development and the process for valuation of new CPT codes are discussed. Also included in this tutorial is a brief discussion of the documentation requirements to justify and support the particular codes that were selected.