When you see the symbol # in front of a CPT code, what does it mean?
A)That the code is listed out of numerical order
B)That the code is listed in numerical order
C)That the code used to be listed with a different number
D)That the code description has changed

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When you see the symbol # in front of a CPT code, it means that the code is listed out of numerical order. Throughout the CPT book, whenever you see the # symbol in front of a numerical CPT code, it means that the code has been re-sequenced so that it is not listed in numerical order with the rest of the CPT codes within that section.

When You See the Symbol # in Front of a CPT