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=**Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS)**=

a set of standards created in 1978[1] that are designed to process patient insurance claims. Although initially voluntary[1], HIPPA made madatory the use HCPCS. Medicare, Medicaid, and various other insurance programs follow HCPCS codes. The HCPCS consists primarly of two main groupings - Level I and Level II codes. Level III ("local") codes were first established when an insurer preferred that suppliers use a local code to identify a service, which at the time level I and level II codes could not satify the request. Due to the unreliability of local codes they were officially removed on December 31, 2003[1]. //Level I// -Contains CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), -a system maintained by the American Medical Association[2] compromised of numerical codes -CPT codes consist of five numbers. -These codes are used to identify medical services and procedures by physicians and other health care professionals.[3] -Once the service has been identified the health care professionals use the CPT codes for billing private or private health insurance programs. [3]
 * Description**: The Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) is

//Level II// -The use of level II of the HCPCS begain in the 1980's -Contains codes which identify products, such as: -Supplies, services and equipment -These codes are not included in the CPT and consist of a single letter followed by four numbers.

Examples of HCPCS Codes
 * Applications**:

80047 Basic metabolic panel (Calcium, ionized)

82610 Cystatin C

83993 Calprotectin, fecal

84704 Gonadotropin, chorionic (hCG); free beta chain

86356 Mononuclear cell antigen, quantitative (eg, flow cytometry), not otherwise specified, each antigen

[|http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ MedHCPCSGenInfo/] [|http://www.arkmedicare.com/ provider/viewarticle.aspx? articleid=5790] [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Healthcare_Common_Procedure_ Coding_System] http://www.meditec.com/resourcestools/icd-codes/coding-hcpcs-codes/
 * Web Resources**:

AMA (American Medical Association) CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) HIPPA
 * Related Terminology**:

[1][|http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Healthcare_Common_ Procedure_Coding_System] [2][|http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ MedHCPCSGenInfo/] [3]http://www.meditec.com/resourcestools/icd-codes/coding-hcpcs-codes/
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