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Procedure coding method

1995-11-25
Definition: methodology used to assign a code to the procedure (CPT4 for example). If more than one coding method is needed for a single procedure, this field and associated PR1-3-procedure code and PR1-4-procedure description may repeat. In this instance, the three fields (PR1-2 through 4) are directly associated with one another. Refer to user-defined table 0089 - procedure coding method for suggested values.
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0089PROCEDURE CODING METHOD
IDCODED VALUEPrimitive