# CPT Medical Procedure Codes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-medical-procedure-codes/186432>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 5, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-medical-procedure-codes/186432 "2003-07-05T20:10:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-medical-procedure-codes/186432/1 "2003-07-05T20:10:23Z")

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I just got an insurance bill for a recent medical procedure. The billing for the procedure was broken down into 5 separate codes. On one of these 5 codes, the entire $895 procedure cost was written off as an excluded charge by my insurance company.

I’ve been researching each of the procedure codes. After a bit of work, I’ve been able to hunt down each of the codes individually.

In my google-hunting, I found several places that would list the codes for one specific sub-specialty, but no overall list. Is there a single reference online which lists all the CPT codes?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-medical-procedure-codes/186432/2 "2003-07-05T21:24:33Z")

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Here’s a [list (in a pdf file)](http://www.cms.hhs.gov/clia/cpt4hcpc.pdf). It shows comparable HCPCS codes on the left.

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**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-medical-procedure-codes/186432/3 "2003-07-06T00:33:06Z")

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Thanks, **Mr. Blue Sky**. But, actually, that list is incomplete as well — it ends before it gets to the 90000’s, whereas my procedure codes were in the 93600’s.

Is there a conspiracy to keep us from seeing all the procedure codes at one time?😉

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**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpt-medical-procedure-codes/186432/4 "2003-07-06T03:36:16Z")

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It may be listed [here](http://www.ghimedicare.com/drafts/EPSCAC.html).