HCPCS stands for Health Care Common Procedure Coding System. Every year, over 5 billion health care claims for payment are processed in the United States. HCPCS codes are special numeric or alphanumeric codes which were developed to ensure that the billions of health care claims in the U.S. are processed in an orderly and consistent manner.
The HCPCS is divided into two principal subsystems, referred to as level I and level II of the HCPCS. Level I of the HCPCS is comprised of CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes.
Level II of the HCPCS is a standardized coding system that is used primarily to identify products, supplies, and services not included in the CPT codes, such as ambulance services and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) when used outside a physician's office.
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CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. CPT codes are a numeric coding system created and maintained by the American Medical Association. The CPT is a uniform coding system consisting of descriptive terms and identifying codes that are used primarily to identify medical services and procedures furnished by physicians and other health care professionals. These health care professionals use the CPT to identify services and procedures for which they bill public or private health insurance programs.
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The 2008 Synvisc injection HCPCS code is J7322.
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The 2008 Hyalgan injection HCPCS code is J7321.
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The 2008 Orthovisc injection HCPCS code is J7324.
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The 2008 Supartz injection HCPCS code is J7321.
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The 2008 Euflexxa injection HCPCS code is J7323.
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The 2008 Sodium Hyaluronate, per 20 to 25 mg dose for intra-articular injection HCPCS code is J7317.
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The 2008 Hyaluronan (Sodium Hyaluronate) or derivative, intra-articular injection, per injection HCPCS code is J7319.
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The 2008 Hylan G-F 20, 16 mg, for intra-articular injection HCPCS code is J7320.
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A free HCPCS code list can be found
here.
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