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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System The term 'Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System ' as it applies to the area of Medicare in the United States can be defined as ' codes which are maintained by the AMA. HCPCS Level II contains alphanumeric codes used to identify various items and services that are not included in the CPT medical code set. These are maintained by HCFA, the BCBSA, and the HIAA. HCPCS Level III contains alphanumeric codes that are assigned by Medicaid state agencies to identify additional items and services not included in levels I or II. These are usually called 'local codes', and must have 'W', 'X', 'Y', or 'Z' in the first position. HCPCS Procedure Modifier Codes can be used with all three levels, with the WA - ZY range used for locally assigned procedure '. Previous 5 Terms: Health Maintenance Organizations (Hmo) Health physics Health Plan Health promotion Health statistics review Next 5 Terms: Healthcare Financial Management Association Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994 Heap Heap leach About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.