Glossary
CPT codeCurrent Procedural Terminology
What is a CPT code?
A CPT code is the standardized five-character identifier used to report a medical service to a payer. Each code carries its own requirements for time, documentation, and who may furnish it.
Why it matters
For monitoring programs the code is rarely the hard part — the requirements attached to it are. Most denied claims fail on documented time or consent, not on code selection.
CPT code
Defined here, run in practice.
For monitoring programs the code is rarely the hard part — the requirements attached to it are. Most denied claims fail on documented time or consent, not on code selection.
Glossary
CPT code in practice, not just in theory.
We build and run these programs. If you want to know what this looks like in a real clinic rather than a definition, ask.