CPT Symbols – Flashcards
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Triangle ( ▲ )
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Identifies revised code descriptions
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Bullet ( ● )
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Identifies new procedures and services added to CPT
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Horizontal Triangles ( ▶◀ )
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Surround revised guidelines and notes
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Plus ( ✚ )
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Identifies add-on codes
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Forbidden ( Ø )
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Identifies codes that are exempt from modifier -51
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Bull's-eye ( ◉ )
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Identifies a procedure that includes moderate sedation
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Flash ( ϟ )
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Identifies codes that classify products pending FDA approval
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Circle ( O )
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Indicates a reinstated or recycled code in Category III of CPT
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Number Sign ( # ):
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Indicate an out-of-numerical sequence code
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Semi colon ( ; )
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To save space in CPT
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The red reference symbol
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Located below a code description in some CPT coding manuals; indicates that the coder should refer to the Clinical Examples in Radiology quarterly newsletter.
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The green reference symbol
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Located below a code description in some CPT coding manuals; indicates that the coder should refer to CPT assistant monthly news letter and/or the CPT Changes: An Insider's View annual publication that contains all coding chanes for the current year
