Berenson-Eggers Type of Service

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS) categories are used to analyze Medicare costs. All Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) procedure codes are assigned to a BETOS category. BETOS codes are clinical categories. There are seven high-level BETOS categories:

  • Evaluation and Management
  • Procedures
  • Imaging
  • Tests
  • Durable Medical Equipment
  • Other
  • Exceptions/Unclassified

The Berenson-Eggers classification system was co-authored by Robert A. Berenson, MD, and colleague Dr. Egger. [1]

The American College of Surgeons criticizes BETOS and suggests two improvements.[2]

As of 01/27/2016, CMS stopped publishing the BETOS crosswalk file.[3]

CMS undertook an effort to revise and update the BETOS codes to reflect current coding practices. The new structure is referred to as the Restructured BETOS Classification System (RBCS).

References

  1. ^ Urban Institute, "Development and Structure of BETOS 2.0 with Illustrative Data", https://www.urban.org/research/publication/development-and-structure-betos-20-illustrative-data
  2. ^ Levy, Barbara. "ACS Letter to RUC Requesting Updates to BETOS" (PDF). www.facs.org. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS)". www.cms.gov. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  1. BETOS codes and descriptions