Choosing Operation(s) Performed

Choosing Operation(s) Performed

There are multiple ways to find and select the procedures you performed. In all of these methods:

• Select the procedure you performed on the left hand side of the screen and it will appear on the right hand side of the screen (with the formal CPT code and description automatically chosen with your procedure).
• If you have multiple procedures, they can be reordered to your preference.
• If you wish to remove any procedures, select the red X and it will be deleted
  
  • Category & Drill Down Menus:
  1. Choose system (example: Biliary Tract, Breast)
  2. Choose type of procedure (example: Laparoscopic surgical cholecystectomy, Lumpectomy)
  3. After selection, the correct CPT code and description are listed on right side of screen.
  4. For additional procedures, select the Back button on top of list of procedures or click Start to return to the top level.
  5. Choose Continue button at lower right side of screen.
• Codes & A-Z:
  
  1. If you are familiar with CPT codes, you can find the procedure you performed in Codes, a numerically ordered listing of procedures
  2. Similarly, A-Z is a listing of procedures that are in alphabetical order by CPT description.
  3. After selection, the correct CPT code and description are listed on right side of screen.
  4. Choose Continue button at lower right side of screen.
• Search:

1. The search box on the procedure chooser screen allows users to find their procedures by typing in the title or CPT of that procedure.

2. Searches are initially limited to just your specialty, but if the procedure falls outside of your specialty select "perform this search on all possible choices."

3. The correct CPT code and description are listed on right side of screen.
4. Choose Continue button at lower right side of screen.