Introducing AHA's new HCPCS division at the Central Office

The Central Office on HCFA’s Common Procedure Classification System (HCPCS) has been developed to provide consistent and accurate advice to hospitals for appropriate and effective application of the HCPCS classification system. This new division will provide coding advice and publish a quarterly newsletter which will address HCPCS (Level I CPT and Level II national HCPCS) related issues for institutional providers. Our newsletter “AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS” is published on a quarterly basis and will bring you information related to APCs and HCPCS coding. Each issue will feature: Educational articles An “Ask the Editor” section with...

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Article Overview

This article introduces the American Hospital Association’s Central Office HCPCS division and describes its role in supporting hospitals with outpatient coding guidance. It explains the focus of the new quarterly newsletter, the broad types of HCPCS and APC content it will cover, and how readers can submit questions or topics for future inclusion. The piece is relevant for institutional providers, outpatient coders, and anyone tracking AHA’s HCPCS-related educational updates.

Why This Topic Matters

It outlines a new source of HCPCS coding support and education for hospital outpatient settings, helping readers identify an AHA publication that may be useful for staying informed about coding updates and related institutional guidance.

What You Will Learn

  • The purpose of AHA’s new HCPCS division at the Central Office.
  • The kinds of educational content included in the quarterly newsletter.
  • The general areas of outpatient coding support the publication is intended to address.
  • How readers can submit questions and topics for consideration.

Who Should Read This

  • Hospital outpatient coders
  • Institutional providers
  • Coding educators
  • Revenue cycle staff
  • Healthcare compliance teams

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The AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS includes:

  • The official publication for Level I HCPCS (CPT-4 codes) for hospital providers
  • Also specific Level II HCPCS codes for hospitals, physicians and other health professionals
  • Current newsletters added each quarter
  • Full Archives back to 2001
  • Fully searchable through Find-A-Code's Comprehensive Search
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information page link back to related articles
  • View all the articles associated with any code, right from the code page!
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