HCPCS definition

HCPCS means CMS' Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, which describes products, supplies, procedures and health professional services and includes, the American Medical Associations (AMA's) Physician "Current Procedural Terminology", Fourth Edition (CPT-4) codes, alphanumeric codes, and related modifiers.

HCPCS means the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.

HCPCS means the Health Care Procedure Coding System, published and updated by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). HCPCS is a listing of codes and descriptive terminology used for reporting the provision of physician services, other health care services, and substances, equipment, supplies or other items used in health care services.

Examples of HCPCS in a sentence

• Topic #643 Unlisted Procedure CodesAccording to the HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) codebook, if a service is provided that is not accurately described by other HCPCS CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) procedure codes, the service should be reported using an unlisted procedure code.

• Providers are required to follow CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) coding guidelines for reporting application procedure codes and product codes when submitting claims to ForwardHealth.

• Enter the unduplicated number of children enrolled in a separate CHIP program or the separate CHIP part of a combination program for at least 90 continuous days who received at least one dental service by or under the supervision of a dentist as defined by HCPCS codes D0100 - D9999 (or equivalent CDT codes D0100 - D9999 or equivalent CPT codes) based on an unduplicated paid, unpaid, or denied claim.

• If the CADs are determined to be appropriate benefits for Medicaid, then the HCPCS codes are presented at a rate hearing as part of the process to become a benefit.

• If a manufacturer is interested in having a CAD included on the Texas Medicaid Vendor Drug Program (VDP) formulary list it is necessary to contact VDP for an application.If a HCPCS code that already is a benefit of Texas Medicaid has a new NDC that needs to be added to the Texas NDC-to-HCPCs crosswalk, contact the Texas Medicaid Vendor Drug Program.

More Definitions of HCPCS

HCPCS means Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.

HCPCS means HCFA's Common Procedure Coding System, a coding system that describes products, supplies, procedures and health professional services and includes, the American Medical Association's (AMA's) Physician Current Procedural Terminology, codes, alphanumeric codes, and related modifiers. This includes:

HCPCS means the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, Medicare's National Level II Codes, HCPCS 2006 (Eighteenth edition), as published by Ingenix, as may be periodically updated.

HCPCS means Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. HCPCS level 1 consists of the American Medical Association’s Current Procedure Terminology (CPT. HCPCS level II codes are alphanumeric and primarily include non-physician services, items, and supplies not covered by the Level 1 (CPT) codes.

HCPCS means Health Care Common Procedure Coding System which is published annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is required by the Federal Government for Medicare reporting purposes.

HCPCS means CMS's common procedure coding system which is based upon the AMA's most current CPT publication.

HCPCS means HCFA's Common Procedure Coding System, a coding system that describes products, supplies, procedures, and health care provider services; and includes the CPT-4 Codes, alphanumeric codes, and related modifiers. HCPCS includes: