2009AA HCPCS Version of Current Dental Terminology Source Information

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Attribute Name	Description	Count (MRSAT.RRF)
HAC	HCPCS action code - code denoting the change made to a procedure or modifier code within the HCPCS system.	588
HAD	HCPCS Action Effective Date - effective date of action to a procedure or modifier code.	588
HAQ	HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity - base unit represents the level of intensity for anesthesia procedure services that reflects all activities except time.	588
HBT	HCPCS Berenson-Eggers Type of Service Code - BETOS for the procedure code based on generally agreed upon clinically meaningful groupings of procedures and services.	588
HCC	HCPCS Coverage Code - code denoting Medicare coverage status. There are two subelements separated by "=".	588
HCD	HCPCS Code Added Date - year the HCPCS code was added to the HCFA Common Procedure Coding System.	588
HMP	HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code - code used to identify instances where a procedure could be priced.	588
HPI	HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code - used to identify the appropriate methodology for developing unique pricing amounts under Part B.	588
HTS	HCPCS Type of Service Code - carrier assigned HCFA Type of Service which describes the particular kind(s) of service represented by the procedure code.	588
HSN	HCPCS Statute Number identifying statute reference for coverage or noncoverage of procedure or service.	289
HMR	HCPCS Medicare Carriers Manual reference section number - number identifying a section of the Medicare Carriers Manual.	177
HXR	HCPCS Cross reference code - an explicit reference crosswalking a deleted code or a code that is not valid for Medicare to a valid current code (or range of codes).	177
HPN	HCPCS processing note number identifying the processing note contained in Appendix A of the HCPCS Manual.	29
HIR	HCPCS Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number - number identifying the Reference Section of the Coverage Issues Manual.	15
HTD	HCPCS Termination Date - last date for which a procedure or code may be used by Medicare Providers.	3

Notes

• Attributes included every discrete piece of information about a concept, an atom, or a relationship that is not part of the basic Metathesaurus concept structure or distributed in one of the relationship files.
• Attribute Names (ATN) are based on source documentation or NLMs understanding of the source.
• Sample attribute values (ATV) are provided for each ATN in the source.
• Sample data highlight examples of ATNs and Attribute Values (ATV) in MRSAT.RRF.
• See Appendix B.2 for a complete list of attribute names.
• See UMLS Documentation Section 2.7.1.3.5 for more information on MRSAT.RRF.

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