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The Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures (CCS-Services and Procedures) is one in a family of databases and software tools developed as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. HCUP databases, tools, and software inform decision making at the national, State, and community levels.

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The CCS-Services and Procedures provides a method for classifying Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes into clinically meaningful categories. HCPCS is comprised of two levels.

  • HCPCS Level I, commonly referred to as Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes, represent approximately 80 percent of the HCPCS codes and are copyrighted and published by the American Medical Association (AMA). The services and procedures include but are not limited to evaluation and management services, diagnostic and therapeutic surgical and nonsurgical procedures, radiological procedures, laboratory tests, and rehabilitative procedures. CPT codes are updated on a calendar year basis with an extensive update effective on January 1 and a limited "early release" of codes effective on July 1.


  • HCPCS Level II codes are developed and maintained by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to describe and identify products, supplies, and services not found in the HCPCS/CPT code set (with the exception of codes for dental services, which are maintained by the American Dental Association). HCPCS Level II codes include but are not limited to descriptions for ambulance services, dental service drugs, infusion additives, devices, durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, ancillary surgical supplies, nonphysician services, and health care supplies. HCPCS Level II codes are updated quarterly in January, April, July, and October.
The CCS-Services and Procedures provides a method for classifying CPT and HCPCS Level II codes into clinically meaningful procedure categories. The procedure categories are similar to the Clinical Classifications Software for ICD-9-CM procedure classification with the addition of specific categories unique to the professional service and supply codes in CPT and HCPCS Level II codes. The CCS-Services and Procedures is updated annually to coincide with January updates to the HCPCS coding system.
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U.S. Government Rights
This product includes CPT which is commercial technical data, which was developed exclusively at private expense by the American Medical Association, 330 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. The American Medical Association does not agree to license CPT to the Federal Government based on the license in FAR 52.227-14 (Data Rights - General) and DFARS 252.227-7015 (Technical Data - Commercial Items) or any other license provision. The American Medical Association reserves all rights to approve any license with any Federal agency.


The five character codes included in the Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures are obtained from Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), copyright 2019 by the American Medical Association (AMA). CPT is developed by the AMA as a listing of descriptive terms and five character identifying codes and modifiers for reporting medical services and procedures.

The responsibility for the content of Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures is with AHRQ and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or should be implied. The AMA disclaims responsibility for any consequences or liability attributable or related to any use, nonuse or interpretation of information contained in Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein. Any use of CPT outside of Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures should refer to the most current Current Procedural Terminology which contains the complete and most current listing of CPT codes and descriptive terms.

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
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The following table provides information on where to find the various resources available for the CCS-Services and Procedures tool. The download section includes all of the referenced materials.

Descriptions CCS-Services and Procedures Resource
Development of CCS-Services and Procedures User Guide: CCS-Services and Procedures, Description of the CCS-Services and Procedures and Appendix A
Categories for the CCS-Services and Procedures User Guide: CCS-Services and Procedures, Appendix B
CCS-Services and Procedures categories for professional service and supply codes User Guide: CCS-Services and Procedures, Appendix C
CCS-Services and Procedures categories for identification of telehealth services User Guide: CCS-Services and Procedures, Appendix D
 
Technical guidance for applying the CCS-Services and Procedures Resource to administrative data CCS-Services and Procedures Resource
System requirements User Guide: CCS-Services and Procedures, Using the Downloadable CCS-Services and Procedures Files, System Requirements
Input files User Guide: CCS-Services and Procedures, Using the Downloadable CCS-Services and Procedures Files, Downloadable Files and Data Elements Required for Input Dataset
Running the SAS program User Guide: CCS-Services and Procedures, Using the Downloadable CCS-Services and Procedures Files, Downloadable Files and Running the SAS Program to Add CCS-Services and Procedures Categories to Data
 
Additional resources CCS-Services and Procedures Resource Resource
Searchable list of CCS-Services and Procedures categories CCS-Services and Procedures Reference File, tab CCS Categories
Searchable log of changes across versions CCS-Services and Procedures Change Log
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The input dataset must contain an array of CPT and/or HCPCS Level II codes. These data elements are required for the assignment of the CCS-Services and Procedures.

Data Element Name in Program Purpose Data Element Name in HCUP Databases
CPT1-CPTn where n is the dimension of the CPT procedure array Array of CPT and/or HCPCS Level II codes used to assign CCS categories CPT1-CPTn in all HCUP outpatient databases
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Prior to downloading the CCS-Services and Procedures, users must agree to a license agreement with the AMA for using CPT codes.

Select the CCS Services and Procedures License Agreement.
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Internet Citation: HCUP CCS-Services and Procedures. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). May 2021. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs_svcsproc/ccssvcproc.jsp.
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