Current Procedural Terminology
MEDICAL CODING USED IN THE UNITED STATES
Cpt code; Procedural terminology; Current procedural terminology
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association through the CPT Editorial Panel.AMA (CPT) CPT Process The CPT code set (copyright protected by the AMA) describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians, coders, patients, accreditation organizations, and payers for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes.