The Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures (CCS-Services and Procedures) is one in a family of databases and software tools developed as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. HCUP databases, tools, and software inform decision making at the national, State, and community levels.

Contents:

• Overview of CCS-Services and Procedures
• License for Use of Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition (CPT®)
• User Guide and Other Resources
• Data Elements Required for Input Dataset
• Downloading Information for the Tool and Documentation
• For More Information, Comments, or Questions about the CCS-Services and Procedures

The CCS-Services and Procedures provides a method for classifying Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes into clinically meaningful categories. HCPCS is comprised of two levels.

• HCPCS Level I, commonly referred to as Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes, represent approximately 80 percent of the HCPCS codes and are copyrighted and published by the American Medical Association (AMA). The services and procedures include but are not limited to evaluation and management services, diagnostic and therapeutic surgical and nonsurgical procedures, radiological procedures, laboratory tests, and rehabilitative procedures. CPT codes are updated on a calendar year basis with an extensive update effective on January 1 and a limited "early release" of codes effective on July 1.



• HCPCS Level II codes are developed and maintained by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to describe and identify products, supplies, and services not found in the HCPCS/CPT code set (with the exception of codes for dental services, which are maintained by the American Dental Association). HCPCS Level II codes include but are not limited to descriptions for ambulance services, dental service drugs, infusion additives, devices, durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, ancillary surgical supplies, nonphysician services, and health care supplies. HCPCS Level II codes are updated quarterly in January, April, July, and October.

The CCS-Services and Procedures provides a method for classifying CPT and HCPCS Level II codes into clinically meaningful procedure categories. The procedure categories are similar to the Clinical Classifications Software for ICD-9-CM procedure classification with the addition of specific categories unique to the professional service and supply codes in CPT and HCPCS Level II codes. The CCS-Services and Procedures is updated annually to coincide with January updates to the HCPCS coding system.

U.S. Government Rights
This product includes CPT which is commercial technical data, which was developed exclusively at private expense by the American Medical Association, 330 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. The American Medical Association does not agree to license CPT to the Federal Government based on the license in FAR 52.227-14 (Data Rights - General) and DFARS 252.227-7015 (Technical Data - Commercial Items) or any other license provision. The American Medical Association reserves all rights to approve any license with any Federal agency.

The five character codes included in the Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures are obtained from Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), copyright 2019 by the American Medical Association (AMA). CPT is developed by the AMA as a listing of descriptive terms and five character identifying codes and modifiers for reporting medical services and procedures.

The responsibility for the content of Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures is with AHRQ and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or should be implied. The AMA disclaims responsibility for any consequences or liability attributable or related to any use, nonuse or interpretation of information contained in Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein. Any use of CPT outside of Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures should refer to the most current Current Procedural Terminology which contains the complete and most current listing of CPT codes and descriptive terms.

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

The following table provides information on where to find the various resources available for the CCS-Services and Procedures tool. The download section includes all of the referenced materials.

The input dataset must contain an array of CPT and/or HCPCS Level II codes. These data elements are required for the assignment of the CCS-Services and Procedures.

Prior to downloading the CCS-Services and Procedures, users must agree to a license agreement with the AMA for using CPT codes.

Select the CCS Services and Procedures License Agreement.

• E-mail: hcup@ahrq.gov
• Phone (toll free): 1-866-290-HCUP