AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2004 Issue 4; FOR your INFORMATION

New Coding Changes Implemented by CMS

On October 6, 2004, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in the Medicare News that the process it used to update the HCPCS code set will be revised. This is one of the first steps taken by the new Council on Technology and Innovation (CTI), which was established by CMS under Section 942 of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) to coordinate the activities of coverage, coding and payment processes affecting new technologies and procedures. The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is a standardized coding system that was established to describe specific items and services provided...

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