Value-focused patient care is transforming medical practice. As rising healthcare costs in the United States challenge the widely used fee-for-service architecture, innovative, patient-centered care ...

The medical coding landscape has shifted dramatically with the 2026 CPT updates, introducing 288 new codes and revising hundreds more across critical specialties like radiology, pathology, and ...

CPT code 97039 has been in a state of constant flux in Florida and recent rulings have created greater change. First, one must understand what 97039 is and its history. According to the American ...

One physician is making the case that prior authorization for procedures should be reported to insurance plans as a CPT code—though that proposal has been withdrawn for now. Alex Shteynshlyuger, M.D., ...

Current Procedural Terminology, perhaps better known by its abbreviation “CPT,” is the coding system the medical field uses to document healthcare services during a procedure. This system is extensive ...

Medical coding professionals are entering a pivotal moment in 2026 as the industry grapples with the April 1 ICD-10-CM guideline updates and the most extensive CPT changes in recent memory, featuring ...

The American Medical Association's (AMA's) 2020 update of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set — involving almost 400 code changes — reflects a continued expansion of medicine beyond the ...

1. There are 420 updates to the CPT code set. There are 270 new codes, 112 deletions and 38 revisions. 2. Remote therapeutic monitoring services saw revisions. Code 98975 was updated to include ...

CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The AMA has accepted the addition of a new category I CPT code for second-level lumbar total disc replacement ...

The addition to the code set will help remove language barriers to Spanish-speaking patients. The American Medical Association has released its Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2024, ...