Which type of healthcare service is NOT typically reported using CPT codes?

CPT codes, or Current Procedural Terminology codes, are used primarily to report medical procedures, diagnostic tests, and therapeutic services. These codes help standardize the reporting and billing of healthcare services across various settings.

Inpatient hospital charges, however, are not typically reported using CPT codes. Instead, these services are often captured using ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) codes for diagnoses, combined with a system of facility-specific billing codes such as those found in the MS-DRG (Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group) system. These billing systems allow hospitals to account for a variety of services rendered during a patient’s stay in a consolidated manner rather than relying on the detailed breakdown that CPT codes provide for outpatient procedures and services.

Therefore, understanding the context and appropriate use of CPT codes is essential. They are suited for outpatient services rather than the bundled nature of inpatient charges.