The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the scheduled release of modifications to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code set. These changes have been posted to the "Alpha-Numeric HCPCS" list at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HCPCSReleaseCodeSets/ANHCPCS/list.asp. All changes are effective January 1, 2008, unless otherwise indicated in the effective date column.