Another top Republican lawmaker is floating plans to overhaul the Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, code system. Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and ...

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 ...

Application When a Category III code exists, it is not appropriate to use an unlisted procedure code or Category I CPT code. Category III codes are temporary. If, after five years, the code is not ...

1. The 2026 CPT code set includes 418 total changes: 288 new codes, 84 deletions and 46 revisions. 2. Proprietary laboratory analyses and Category III CPT codes for emerging medical services each make ...

A physician-turned-prominent senator has put the American Medical Association (AMA) on notice again, demanding an accounting of the profits it earns from its “monopoly” over the coding system used for ...

Medical billing and coding in 2026 are undergoing some of the most sweeping changes in years, with updates to ICD-10, CPT, and CMS payment rules. Practices face new documentation requirements, ...

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced new CPT codes for multi-virus tests used to detect COVID-19 and flu with a single test. The AMA update was published to the Current Procedural ...

Revenue cycle management performance has never been more important. And recent advances in technology, particularly artificial intelligence, offer much potential for healthcare's administrative ...