How to Look Up an HCPCS

The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, or HCPCS, is a coding system used to describe diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures provided to Medicaid and Medicare patients and performed by doctors and other healthcare practitioners. Commonly pronounced "hicks-picks," HCPCS are codes based on the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) of the American Medical Association. Medical practitioners should submit accurate HCPCS codes on a medical claim form when billing for Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Things You'll Need

• Medical claim form

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Instructions

• 1

  Visit a HCPCS code lookup website such as hipaaspace.com and scroll to the bottom of the page. Locate the "Lookup Services" section in the second column and click "HCPCS Code Lookup."

• 2

  Enter the HCPCS code in the box provided in the middle of the page.

• 3

  Click "Search" to the right of the box in which you put the HCPCS code.

• 4

  Review the code details. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to look up additional HCPCS codes.