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]

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
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