The 2026 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set from the American Medical Association (AMA) created 418 editorial changes, including 288 new codes, 84 deletions, and 46 revisions.
Keeping up with the numerous coding changes issued each year by the AMA is essential for coding professionals to perform their jobs accurately and effectively, despite any difficulties the updates may pose. Accurate coding ensures that facilities, physicians, and organizations have appropriate data to support high-quality patient care, as well as timely and proper reimbursement.
What’s inside?
- E/M section updates
- Surgery section revisions
- Pathology & laboratory section updates
- Medicine section revisions
- Digital health services like remote patient monitoring, medical services involving hearing devices and augmented intelligence (AI), and leg revascularization
- Expansion into new areas of medicine, including proprietary laboratory analyses
- Category III changes, including new CPT codes for emerging medical services
- Conclusion
