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2026 CBCS EXAM PREP
2026 CBCS CPT SYMBOLS
| SYMBOL | MEANING |
|---|---|
| ▲ red triangle | Revised Code |
| ● 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 |