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The settlement of claims for compensation depends on the ability to develop and communicate specific information pertaining to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Similarly, the academic evaluation of data depends on clarity and accuracy of the presentation. Thus, medical documentation and transmission are clearly identified with practice, health care services, and education. "Mind your speech, lest it mar your fortune"—ShakespeareKing Lear. CPTwas developed in response to demands of physicians and agencies for a uniform system of terminology and coding to be used in the reporting of diagnostic procedures and treatment. The concepts and goals of the system have evolved from surveys and discussions by the Committee of the American Medical Association on Health Care Financing. Accordingly,CPTis a dictionary of terms and codes with built-in arrangements for timely revision and publication; fee schedules are omitted. The format ofCPT, second edition, is patterned after the first edition, thus
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