NAME             TYPE   LENGTH
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    Line HCPCS Code              CHAR      5

	The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
	Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is a
	collection of codes that represent procedures,
	supplies, products and services which may be
	provided to Medicare beneficiaries and to
	individuals enrolled in private health
	insurance programs.  The codes are divided
	into three levels, or groups, as described
	below:

	SHORT NAME: HCPCS_CD
	LONG NAME: HCPCS_CD

	COMMENT:
	Prior to Version H this line item field was
	named: HCPCS_CD.  With Version H, a prefix
	was added to denote the location of this field
	on each claim type (institutional: REV_CNTR and
	noninstitutional: LINE).

	Level I
	   Codes and descriptors copyrighted by the American
	   Medical Association's Current Procedural
	   Terminology, Fourth Edition (CPT-4).  These are
	   5 position numeric codes representing physician
	   and nonphysician services.

	   **** Note: ****
	   CPT-4 codes including both long and short
	   descriptions shall be used in accordance with the
	   HCFA/AMA agreement.  Any other use violates the
	   AMA copyright.

	Level II
	   Includes codes and descriptors copyrighted by
	   the American Dental Association's Current Dental
	   Terminology, Second Edition (CDT-2).  These are
	   5 position alpha-numeric codes comprising
	   the D series.  All other level II codes and
	   descriptors are approved and maintained jointly
	   by the alpha-numeric editorial panel (consisting
	   of HCFA, the Health Insurance Association of
	   America, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield
	   Association).  These are 5 position alpha-
	   numeric codes representing primarily items and
	   nonphysician services that are not
	   represented in the level I codes.

	Level III
	   Codes and descriptors developed by Medicare
	   carriers for use at the local (carrier) level.
	   These are 5 position alpha-numeric codes in the
	   W, X, Y or Z series representing physician
	   and nonphysician services that are not
	   represented in the level I or level II codes.