AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 1 (January)

Category III Codes Update (January 2002)

January 2002 page 8 Coding Communication Category III Codes Update A new section of Category III (Emerging Technology) CPT codes and introductory notes has been added for CPT 2002. These codes are assigned an alphanumeric identifier with a letter in the last field. This section of codes is located in a separate section of CPT, following the Medicine section. Introductory language has been placed in this code section to explain the purpose of these codes. This new section of CPT contains a set of temporary codes for emerging technology, services, and procedures. Category III codes will allow data collection...

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