What You Should Know:
– The American Medical Association (AMA) has released the CPT® 2025 code set, a comprehensive update that reflects the latest advancements in medical procedures and services.
– This year’s release features 420 total changes, including 270 new codes, 112 deletions, and 38 revisions.
Key Updates in CPT 2025
CPT codes are essential for data sharing, billing, and reimbursement in the healthcare industry. The CPT 2025 code set was developed through a rigorous editorial process managed by the CPT Editorial Panel. This independent body collects input from the healthcare community to ensure the code set remains current and relevant to modern medical practices.
The new CPT 2025 code set focused on:
- Digital Medicine: The code set now includes updated codes for remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) services, incorporating digital therapeutic interventions and device supply for data access.
- AI Integration: The AI Taxonomy introduced in 2023 has been implemented to classify AI medical services based on their level of autonomy. New CPT codes cover AI-assisted electrocardiogram measurements, medical chest imaging, and image-guided prostate biopsy.
- General Surgery Advances: The general surgery section includes updates for skin grafts and surgical techniques for abdominal tumors.
“The CPT code set is the foundation for the efficient and effective exchange of standardized information in a data-driven health system, facilitating the reporting, measuring, analyzing, researching, and benchmarking of medical services and procedures with the goal of delivering better patient care, improved outcomes and lower costs,” said AMA President Bruce A, Scott, M.D. “The latest updates to the CPT code set reflect advancements in contemporary clinical practice and ensures the code set fulfills its vital role as the trusted universal language of medicine.”
