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cpt_concept_description

CPT concept descriptions. A CPT concept is the term used by the American Medical Association (AMA) to describe all the concepts surrounding CPT codes (e.g. documentation, hierarchy, codes, etc.). In our case, we're interested in the Descriptor or text definition of each CPT concept.

Primary Key:
ColumnData TypeNullableIndexedDescription
concept_idintegerNoYesThe AMA identifier for a particular CPT concept.

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descriptortextNoNoDescription for CPT Concept. We use this information to build the CPT hierarchy.

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release_datedateNoYesRelease date of CPT concept file.

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cpt_codetextNoNoThe AMA CPT code (e.g. 20610).

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