HCFA Common Procedural Coding System (Level II contains alphanumeric codes used to bill medical supplies, ambulance services, injectible drugs, and specific supplies that are not included in the CPT medical code set.)
Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System. HCPCS includes three levels of procedure codes as well as modifiers. Level I contains the AMA's CPT-4 codes. Level II contains alpha-numeric codes maintained by HCFA. Level III contains carrier-assigned local codes.
HCFA Common Procedural Coding System. Federal coding system for medical procedures. HCPCS includes CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes, national alpha-numeric codes and local alpha-numeric codes. The national codes are developed by HCFA to supplement CPT codes. They include physical services not included in CPT as well as non-physician services such as ambulance, physical therapy and durable medical equipment. The local codes are developed by local Medicare carriers to supplement the national codes. HCPCS codes are 5-digit codes, the first digit a letter followed by four numbers. HCPCS codes beginning with A through V are national; those beginning with W through Z are local. Also see physician's current procedural terminology.
HCFA COMMON PROCEDURAL CODING SYSTEM. A set of codes used by Medicare that describes services and procedures. HCPCS includes Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, but also has codes for services not included in CPT, such as ambulance. While HCPCS is nationally defined, there is provision for local use of certain codes.
Healthcare Finance Administration's Common Procedural Coding System- the federal government's 3 level coding system that standardizes coding for the Medicare and Medicaid programs and has been adopted by the majority of 3rd party payers. Level 1 is CPT codes. Level ll codes are National codes for services and supplies not found in CPT i.e. durable medical equipment, injectable medications and ambulance services. Level ll codes are 5 digit and begin with letters A-V. Level lll codes are local codes approved by CMS for use only in a state or region and begin with the letters S,W,Y and Z.
(HCFA Common Procedural Coding System) - a five-digit set of codes used to describe provider services, supplies and procedures. It includes Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, but also other supplement CPTs such as those for Durable Medical Equipment (DME), ambulance services and physical therapy.
HCFA Common Procedural Coding System. A medical code set that identifies health care procedures, equipment, and supplies for claim submission purposes. It has been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions.
HCPCS is a national, uniform coding structure developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to standardize the coding systems used to bill for Medicare and Medicaid services on a national basis. All Medi-Cal claims require HCPCS service codes.
HCFA's Common Procedure Coding System; required by CMS/HCFA when billing DME, HME, POS, PEN services and supplies; includes CPT codes to describe physicians' services and supplies
an alphanumerical coding system developed by HCFA to cover particular services, supplies and drugs and procedures not found in CPT to provide a specific description of services rended for the most appropriate reimbursement.
The Health Care Financing Administration's Common Procedure Coding System. It encompasses CPT codes and has codes for devices and services not included in CPT codes.
HCFA (see below) Common Procedural Coding System, an expansion of the AMA's CPT codes to account for additional services such as ambulance services, supplies, and equipment.
HCFA Common Procedure Coding System Uniform health care procedural coding system approved for use by HCFA; includes all subsequent editions and revisions thereof
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. A three-level coding system, consisting of: CPT, National or Level 2, and Local or Level 3 codes. CPT and National Level 2 codes are recognized and used by the majority of health care insurers.
CMS Common Procedure Coding System
Codes for supplies, materials and injections (i.e. bandages, rubber gloves, penicillin). These are reported in the same parts of insurance forms as CPT codes (HCPCS as Level II CPT codes). There are specialized HCPCS codes such as E, J and L codes used for specific procedures or services.
Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System – A code set used for reporting healthcare procedures, the use of medical equipment and supplies for the claim submission process.
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. A medical code set, which has been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions, identifies health care procedures, equipment, and supplies for claim submission purposes. HCPCS Level I contains numeric CPT codes which are maintained by the AMA. HCPCS Level II contains alphanumeric codes used to identify various items and services that are not included in the CPT medical code set. These are maintained by HCFA, the BCBSA, and the HIAA. HCPCS Level III contains alphanumeric codes that are assigned by Medicaid state agencies to identify additional items and services not included in levels I or II. These are usually called "local codes", and must have "W", "X", "Y", or "Z" in the first position. HCPCS Procedure Modifier Codes can be used with all three levels, with the WA - ZY range used for locally assigned procedure modifiers.
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. A listing of services, procedures, and supplies offered by physicians and other providers. HCPCS includes Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and national alphanumeric codes. The national codes are developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to supplement CPT codes.
See HCFA Common Procedural Coding System. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103.