CAFM Core Procedures for Family Medicine Adapted to Match CPT Codes
| CAFM Procedure Cluster | CAFM Procedures Modified to Match CPT Categories | 2019 CPT Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia | Digital and peripheral nerve block | 64450 |
| Cardiovascular | Arterial puncture | 96373 |
| Eyes, ears, nose, throat | Anterior nasal packing for epistaxis | 30901 |
| Cerumen disimpaction | 69209, 69210 | |
| Removal of foreign body from ear or nose | 30300, 30310, 30320 | |
| Superficial conjunctival foreign body removal (without slit lamp) | 65205, 65210, 65220 | |
| Gastrointestinal and colorectal | Anoscopy | 46600 |
| Placement of nasogastric or enteral feeding tube | 43753 | |
| Paracentesis | 49082 | |
| Incision and drainage of perianal abscess | 46050 | |
| Excision of thrombosed external hemorrhoid | 46083 | |
| Remove perianal skin tags | 46220, 46230 | |
| Genitourinary | Bladder catheterization | 51701, 51702 |
| Musculoskeletal | Injection/aspiration of joint, bursa, ganglion cyst, tendon sheath, or trigger point | 20600, 20604-20606, 20610-20615 |
| Simple closed reduction of subluxed joint without sedation (eg, nursemaid elbow or lateral patellar dislocation) | 23650, 24640, 27560 | |
| Upper- and lower-extremity casts | 29055, 29065, 29075, 29085, 29125, 29305, 29325, 29345, 29355, 29365, 29405, 29425, 29435, 29440, 29445, | |
| Upper- and lower-extremity splints | 29105, 29125, 29126, 29130, 29131, 29505, 29515 | |
| Pulmonary | Hand-held spirometry | 94010 |
| Skin | Destruction of skin lesion (including warts) using cryosurgery, RF/electrocautery, chemical ablation, or intralesional injection | 17000, 17003, 17004, 17106-17108, 17110, 17111, 17250, 17260-17264, 17266, 17270-17274, 17276, 17280-17284, 17286 |
| Biopsies (punch, shave), including vulvar biopsy | 11102, 11104, 56605 | |
| Drain subungual hematoma | 11740 | |
| Excisional biopsy | 11106 | |
| Incision and drainage of abscess, including paronychia | 10060, 10061, 1180 | |
| Removal of skin tags | 11200 | |
| Remove corn/callus | 11055-11057 | |
| Simple, intermediate, and complex laceration repair with sutures, tissue glue, or staples | 12001, 12002, 12004-12007, 12011, 12013-12018, 12020, 12031, 12032, 12034-12037, 12041, 12042, 12044-12047, 12051-12057, 13100, 130101, 13120, 13121, 13131, 13132, 13151, 13152 | |
| Women’s health | Bartholin cyst management | 56420, 56440 |
| Endometrial biopsy | 58100, 58558 | |
| Remove cervical polyp | 57500 |
CAFM = Council of Academic Family Medicine; CPT = Current Procedural Terminology; PAP smear = Papanicolaou test; RF = radiofrequency.
Note: Local and topical anesthesia included with procedure. Digital rectal examination, fecal disimpaction, ocular fluoresceine examination, and PAP smear bundled under evaluation and management codes.