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2026 CBCS EXAM PREP

2026 CPT SYMBOLS

SYMBOLMEANING
CPT SYMBOLS
● blue bullet New Code
▶◀ blue facing triangles New /or/ RevisedText
✚ green plus Add-on Code ∙ Never billed alone ∙ Use with primary procedure code ∙ No Modifier 51 needed
★ purple star Telemedicine Eligible
☇ gold bent arrow Moderate Sedation May Be Reported Separately
ϟ yellow lightning bolt Pending FDA Approval
⇅ reverse arrows Reinstated/recycled Cat III CPT code
# brown pound sign Resequenced Code ∙ Out of numerical sequence ∙ This is intentional
◉ bulls-eye Identifies a procedure that includes moderate sedation
⊘ null symbol Modifier 51 Exempt
( ) parenthesis Parenthetical Notes/Instructions ∙ provide coding instructions ∙ explain bundling ∙ direct coder to another code
[ ] brackets Used in some CPT references for explanatory material
→ right-pointing arrow Indicates See/See Also reference
** 2 asterisks Appendix references in some CPT books
: colon Common portion of code description shared by multiple codes
)( reverse parentheses Duplicate PLA test (Proprietary Laboratory Analyses)
△ hollow triangle Category I PLA code
➲ arrow in green circle CPT Assistant / CPT Changes
➲ arrow in red circle Clinical Examples in Radiology
* asterisk Designates codes that include moderate (conscious) sedation
♦ diamond Indicates a service that is covered by the Medicare limited coverage policy
▲ red triangle Revised Code
◈ Add-On Code Exempt from Modifier 51
↔ Multianalyte Assay with Algorithmic Analysis (MAAA) ∙ Specialized laboratory testing
⧉ Proprietary Laboratory Analysis (PLA) ∙ Proprietary laboratory test code
† CPT Assistant Reference ∙ Additional guidance available in CPT Assistant
‡ Clinical Examples in Radiology Reference ∙ Additional radiology examples available
Δ CPT Changes Reference ∙ Additional information in CPT Changes publication
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