Summary of local code conversion process
By: prepared by: Barbara Butrica, B.A. [and 4 others]
Contributors: United States. Health Care Financing Administration; Health Economics Research, inc
Edition: Revised June 18, 1990.
Publisher: Health Economics Research, Inc.
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Needham, MA
Language: eng
Subjects: Code numbers; Claims administration; Medicare; Terminology; Medicine; Nomenclature; Methodology
Other titles: Current procedural terminology.
Description: Report describes conversion of Medicare carrier local codes for procedures and equipment to national CPT-4 (Current procedural practice-4) or HCPCS (Healthcare common procedure coding system) codes.
Notes: "This cross-walk was prepared under HCFA Physician Studies Indefinite Quantity Contract No. 500-89-0050, Delivery Order #2."

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CMS copy in folder: 500-89-0050.2 Summary of changes in CPT-4 codes: 1985-1989 HERI Butrica, Hoffman, Mitchell, Rioux, Schneider.