Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Current Procedural Terminology, more commonly known as CPT, refers to a set of medical codes used by physicians, allied health professionals, nonphysician practitioners, hospitals, outpatient facilities, and laboratories to describe the procedures and services they perform.Current Procedural Terminology are numbers assigned to every task and service a medical practitioner may provide to a patient including medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. Since everyone uses the same codes to mean the same thing, they ensure uniformity. This system of terminology is the most widely accepted medical nomenclature used to report medical procedures and services under public and private health insurance programs. CPT is also used for administrative management purposes such as claims processing and developing guidelines for medical care review.These codes are utilized to communicate with: other physicians, hospitals, and insurers for claims processing. Th...