Overview
The Procedure Categories page is used to add, update, or delete procedure categories. It is divided into the following sections:
Procedure Categories
Procedure Codes
Procedure Categories is an alphabetical list of the procedure categories provided in the Connect platform and the custom procedure categories you define. Each procedure category is identified by the System Category. When a procedure category is selected, the procedures associated with the procedure category are listed in the Procedure Codes section.
Field Definitions
Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure Categories Section |
| ||
| Name | Display Only (pulled from created/updated Procedure Categories) | Yes | The name of the procedure category. |
| System Category | Read-only | Yes | The designation of a procedure category as system or user-defined. If Yes, the procedure category is system-defined. If No, the procedure category is user-defined. |
| Procedure Codes Section | |||
| Name | Display Only (pulled from created/updated Procedure Categories) | Yes | The five-digit code that identifies the procedure code. |
| Year | Display Only (pulled from created/updated Procedure Categories) | Yes | The year in which the code was released by the American Medical Association (AMA). |
| Description | Display Only (pulled from created/updated Procedure Categories) | Yes | The description of the procedure code. |
Button Descriptions
Button | Shortcut Keys | Description | Step-By-Step Guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create | [Alt] + [C] | Create a procedure category and associate procedure codes to it. | Creating Procedure Categories |
| Update | [Alt] + [U] | Modify a procedure category and the procedure codes associated to it. | |
| Delete | [Alt] + [D] | Removes the procedure category from the master list. Only custom procedure categories can be deleted and not the ones provided in the Connect platform. If deleted, the procedure category is no longer listed in the Type list of the import function in General Procedures. | Deleting Procedure Categories |