s of the body internal manipulation and or removal of a diseased organ or tissue and can be determined as all physicians with a surgical cpt code 10000 69999 that has not been already identified as an anesthesiologist the physician with the highest charges is identified as the rp when there is more than one physician associated with an inpatient admission who performs with a surgical cpt code 10000 69999 that has not been already identified as an anesthesiologist and all of these physicians have the highest charges the physician with the most number of cpt codes is identified as the rp responsible physician rp on medical claims in which treatment which does not require surgical intervention in the provision of care are determined when there is only one physician not already identified as a hbp or cp the physician 39 s line items are labeled as rp when there is more than one physician not already identified as a hbp or cp the physician with the highest number of cpt codes is identified as rp surgical claims or as medical claims in situations when more than one physician can be identified as the rp the claims can go through an external review and a manual assignment of the rp can be determined consulting physicians cp are determined as physicians who provide expertise in one or more specialties to the responsible physician when such expertise is outside the responsible physician 39 s area of expertise and can be determined as all physicians with all line items with a cpt code between 99251 and 99274 and.