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- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- North American Spine Society (NASS)
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
- The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- CMS Regional Offices
- National Correct Coding Initiative
- American Hospital Association's Central Office for Coding Resources
- Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
- National Center for Health Statistics – Classification of Diseases, Functioning & Disability
- AMA Professional Resources – CPT®
- AAOS Practice Management – CPT/ICD-9 Coding Counsel (Requires AAOS membership and login information)
- HCPCS Coding – CMS General Information
- CMS 1500 Professional Claim Form – The National Uniform Claim Committee
- UB-04 Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Claim Form – The National Uniform Billing Committee
- Listing of Medicare Part B Carriers and Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediaries
- CMS Medicare National and Local Coverage Database
- Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)
- Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
- Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Approved HCPCS Codes and Payment Rates
- Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- Federal Register
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