Table 1 –

Categorical grouping of CPT codes based on procedure type and location.

CPT category	CPT codes included
Skin/soft tissue/breast/thyroid/parathyroid	10140, 11004, 11008, 11042, 11043, 11044, 15271, 15734, 15936, 19120, 19125, 19301, 19302, 19303, 19304, 19307, 38760, 49021, 60220, 60240, 60252, 60260, 60271, 60500
Major vascular and lower extremity amputation	27590, 27880, 35565, 35646, 35656
Major thoracic surgery	32663, 43112, 43122, 43130
Major noncolorectal intra-abdominal surgery	38100, 38120, 43280, 43281, 43282, 43332, 43621, 43634, 43644, 43645, 43775, 43999, 44005, 44120, 44125, 44130, 44180, 44187, 44625, 44310, 44314, 44640, 44799, 47120, 47130, 47562, 47563, 47600, 47605, 47741, 47780, 48140, 48150, 48153, 48548, 48999, 49000, 49999, 58150, 58542, 60650
Colorectal surgery	44140, 44141, 44143, 44144, 44145, 44147, 44150, 44155, 44158, 44160, 44188, 44204, 44205, 44206, 44207, 44208, 44210, 44320, 44340, 44345, 44346, 44620,, 44626, 44960, 44970, 45110, 45111, 45112, 45119, 45130, 45136, 45402, 45540, 45999
Urologic	44660, 44661, 45805, 50546, 50760, 51595, 52240
Inguinal or ventral hernia	49205, 49505, 49521, 49560, 49561, 49565, 49566, 49568, 49570, 49587, 49650, 49651, 49652, 49654, 49655