Healthcare Common Procedure Coding

The diabetes self-management codes for certified diabetes education programs include the Healthcare Common Procedural Codes (HCPC) GO 108 and GO 109. These two codes specifically describe diabetes education by a recognized provider. The GO 108 code describes a 30-minute individual education session, whereas the GO 109 code describes a 30-minute group education session (CMS, 2006). Each of these standardized codes is used on the billing form, and each code is associated with a specific compensation rate. 

A variety of controlled vocabiilary codes can be used in some sources for more precise search results. Examples include the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), healthcare common procediire coding system (HCPCS), current procediiral terminology (CPT), Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS), and the International Classification of Disease (ICD). However, it is not always easy to determine which information soimce uses which code, if any, and which procedure or disease state the codes cover. 

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