CMS funded a project in 2001 to design a procedural coding system. AHIMA was awarded the cont

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The project to design a procedural coding system, known as the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), was not funded by CMS in 2001, nor was AHIMA awarded the contract. The CPT system was developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 1966, and CMS (formerly HCFA) adopted it for Medicare and Medicaid in 1983.

CMS Funded a Project in 2001 to Design a Procedural