What is a CPT Code?
Billing basics
CPT codes are how you describe the services you provide to insurance companies, and to clients on superbills.
A few key facts
What they are
Current Procedural Terminology, or (CPT) codes describe the services you render to patients.
When you need one
Billing an insurance company, or giving a client a superbill? You must describe those services with a CPT code (or, for some Medicaid patients, a special Medicaid code).
How to spot one
Mental health CPT codes typically start with 9; Medicaid codes can start with an H. All are five characters long.
Examples: 9083790791H0004
Ready to set up your own? See Creating or editing CPT codes.