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Descriptor English: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Descriptor Spanish: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Descriptor sistema de codificación de protocolos comunes de asistencia sanitaria
Entry term(s) HCPCS
Scope note: Método normalizado para los proveedores de asistencia sanitaria y suministradores de productos sanitarios que informa sobre servicios profesionales, procedimientos y suministros. Consiste en modificadores y códigos alfanuméricos a utilizar por todas las compañías de seguros de salud, públicas y privadas. Dichos códigos han sido desarrollados por los centros de los servicios Medicare y Medicaid (CSM).
Descriptor Portuguese: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Descriptor French: Healthcare common procedure coding system (USA)
Entry term(s): HCPCS
Tree number(s): L01.462.750.245.945.380
N04.452.515.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049228
Scope note: Uniform method for health care providers and medical suppliers to report professional services, procedures, and supplies. It consists of alphanumeric codes and modifiers for the use of all public and private health insurers. It is developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Annotation: CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38904
Unique ID: D049228
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System - Preferred
Concept UI M0463907
Scope note Uniform method for health care providers and medical suppliers to report professional services, procedures, and supplies. It consists of alphanumeric codes and modifiers for the use of all public and private health insurers. It is developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Preferred term Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Entry term(s) HCPCS



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