FHIR Release 3 (STU) 4

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4.2.9 4.3.9 Using CPT with FHIR

Vocabulary Work Group Maturity Level : 2 Ballot Standards Status : Trial Use

4.2.9.1 4.3.9.1 Summary

Source CPT is made managed by the American Medical Association
System The URI http://www.ama-assn.org/go/cpt identifies the CPT code system
Version Where a version is appropriate, use the year of release e.g. 2014
Code "Code" "Code" in the CPT tables (a 5-character code)
Display "Description" "Description" in the CPT tables
Inactive Todo: Describe how it is determined which concepts are inactive
Subsumption No Subsumption relationships are defined by CPT
Filter Properties None defined

4.2.9.2 4.3.9.2 Version Issues

CPT is released each October. CPT versions are identified simply by the year of their release.

4.2.9.3 4.3.9.3 Example Usage 

  <coding>
    <system value="http://www.ama-assn.org/go/cpt"/>
    <version value="2014"/>
    <code value="31502"/>
    <display value="Tracheotomy tube change prior to establishment of fistula tract"/>

    <system value="http://www.ama-assn.org/go/cpt"/>
    <version value="2014"/>
    <code value="31502"/>
    <display value="Tracheotomy tube change prior to establishment of fistula tract"/>

  </coding>

4.2.9.4 4.3.9.4 Copyright/License Issues

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The AMA holds the copyright for the CPT coding system.

When Value Sets include CPT codes, the copyright element should include the text "CPT "CPT copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.". reserved.".

4.2.9.5 4.3.9.5 CPT Filter Properties

No filter properties have been defined at this time.

4.2.9.6 4.3.9.6 Implicit Value Sets

The value set URL http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/cpt-all is a value set that includes all CPT codes.