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HPOD
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November 1, 2022
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Foreword
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Revision:Â Â
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The TRICARE Operations Manual
(TOM), 6010.62-M provides operational requirements and program guidance for
contractors who are contractually bound by part, or all, of this
manual.
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The Department of Defense
(DoD) has a License Agreement with the American Medical Association
(AMA) regarding the use of the Physician’s Current Procedural Terminology
(CPT), a coding work of medical nomenclature developed by the AMA.
In accordance with the terms of that Agreement, the DoD has agreed
to:
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1.
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Include a Copyright notice
in every section that references CPT codes;
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Specifically identify procedure
codes as CPT codes;
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Use only short descriptions
with CPT codes and delete all long descriptions; and
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4.
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Italicize short descriptions
whenever they are used.
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The TRICARE Manuals provide
instructions, guidance and responsibilities in addition to the requirements
set forth in the incorporated federal statutes and the regulations
and may not be interpreted in contradiction thereto.
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Jose L. Lozoya, Acting
Chief
Health Plan Operations Support
Section (HPOSS)
Defense Health Agency (DHA)
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Note:Â Â Links from the documents contained
within this manual (and placed on the TRICARE Manuals web site)
may include links providing direct access to other Internet resources,
including web sites. Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet,
DHA cannot be responsible for the accuracy of or content of information
contained in the links to other web sites.
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