Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology for Naming, Coding, and Reporting Medical Services: CPT. Burgess L. Gordon, Editor; Charlotte Fanta, Associate Editor1973 - 451 pages Listing and coding of procedures and services provided by physicians. Intended to provide uniform reporting language among the providers of medical care, the patients, and third party payers and carriers. Arranged in 5 sections: Medicine, Anesthesia, Surgery, Radiology, and Pathology and laboratory. Appendixes: Modifiers, Unlisted services, and Deleted codes. Subject index. 1st ed., 1966; 2d ed., 1970. |
Contents
SPECIAL SERVICES AND REPORTING | 40 |
Musculoskeletal System and NOTES | 69 |
Respiratory System | 152 |
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Common terms and phrases
abdominal abscess adding the modifier additional anastomosis anesthesia aphakia approach artery arthrocentesis Arthrodesis Arthroplasty autogenous bone graft bilateral bimalleolar fracture biopsy blood bone graft bone graft includes bypass catheterization Closed manipulative reduction closed or open closed without reduction code number complete procedure Conservative treatment Craniectomy dislocation closed distal drainage Excision external skeletal fixation eyelids fascia Fasciotomy femoral femur fibula fistula flap foreign body fracture open fracture(s graft includes obtaining humerus identified by adding iliac implant INCISION includes obtaining graft independent procedure injection procedure internal/external skeletal fixation interphalangeal joint listed lymphadenectomy medical diagnostic evaluation metatarsophalangeal joint multiple muscle neck nerve Open reduction ophthalmological services osteomyelitis Osteotomy phalanx physician posterior primary proximal Radiologic examination reconstruction renal repair resection service or procedure single soft tissue closure supervision and interpretation surgery surgical suture synovectomy tendon therapeutic thoracic tibia tumor type operation ulna uncomplicated soft tissue unilateral Unlisted procedure urethral urine