CPT Symbols Flashcards
1
Q
•
A
New Code
2
Q
+
A
Add - on code
3
Q
Ø
A
modifier - 51 exempt
4
Q
Δ
A
new or revised code
5
Q
ϟ
A
FDA approval (pending)
6
Q
Circled Dot
A
Moderate conscious sedaton
7
Q
O
A
reinstated code or recycled
8
Q
►◄
A
appear at the beginning and at the end of a section of new or revised text
9
Q
[ ]
A
encloses synonyms, alternative terminology or explanatory phrases.
10
Q
( )
A
enclose supplementary words, called nonessential modifiers, that may be present in the narrative description of a disease w/ out affecting the code assignment.
11
Q
:
A
Used in the tabular list after an incomplete term that needs one or more of the modifiers that follow in order to make it assignable to a given category.
