Becker's Healthcare September 7, 2021
Alia Paavola

The American Medical Association released updates Sept. 7 to its Current Procedural Terminology code set for 2022.

Five things to know about the changes:

1. The AMA made 405 changes in the 2022 CPT code set, including 249 new codes, 63 deletions and 93 revisions. The changes will take effect Jan. 1.

2. The AMA said 43 percent of editorial changes in the 2022 CPT code set are tied to new technology services described in Category III CPT codes and the expansion of the proprietary laboratory analyses code set.

3. The annual CPT code update includes a series...

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