RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Current Procedural Terminology: History, Structure, and Relationship to Valuation for the Neuroradiologist
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1972
OP 1976
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A4863
VO 37
IS 11
A1 Leslie-Mazwi, T.M.
A1 Bello, J.A.
A1 Tu, R.
A1 Nicola, G.N.
A1 Donovan, W.D.
A1 Barr, R.M.
A1 Hirsch, J.A.
YR 2016
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/37/11/1972.abstract
AB SUMMARY: The year 1965 was critical for US health care policy. In that year, Medicare was created as part of the Social Security Act under President Lyndon B. Johnson after several earlier attempts by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. In 1966, the American Medical Association first published a set of standard terms and descriptors to document medical procedures, known as Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT. Fifty years later, though providers have certainly heard the term “CPT code,” most would benefit from an enhanced understanding of the historical basis, current structure, and relationship to valuation of Current Procedural Terminology. This article will highlight this evolution, particularly as it relates to neuroradiology.AMAAmerican Medical AssociationASNRAmerican Society of NeuroradiologyCMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCPTCurrent Procedural TerminologyRUCAMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update CommitteeRVUrelative value units