REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 15, 2022
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Agreement with American Medical Association to Utilize the Current Procedural Terminology Code Sets
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 3 to User License Agreement No. 20-602 with the American Medical Association, effective on December 7, 2022, for license access to current procedural terminology code sets, increasing the annual amount by $34,943, from $104,911 to $139,854, with no change to the contract period beginning July 28, 2020, continuing indefinitely until terminated by either party.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The additional annual cost of $34,943 is funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other departmental revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending any legislative activity related to the repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2022-23 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this item will allow ARMC to access the American Medical Association's (AMA) most Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code sets, which provide uniform language for coding medical services and procedures. Access to CPT code sets offer doctors and health care workers the ability to streamline reporting and increase accuracy in the delivery of health care services.
AMA provides CPT royalty rates each January on an annual basis. Rates are dete...
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