MedTech Dive July 19, 2021
As digital medicine continues to expand and take on a more prominent role in patient care, the CPT® code set continues to provide the coding infrastructure needed to successfully integrate new technology into clinical practice. This infrastructure goes beyond just creating CPT codes, it also includes resources to assist in understanding how digital medicine services are described and interrelate in the larger context of the CPT code set.
On the horizon: Digital medicine taxonomy
The CPT Editorial Panel ensures CPT codes keep pace with innovation across the health care spectrum. As the CPT code set has greatly expanded over the past few years, incorporating new digital technologies at a rapid pace, the AMA’s Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group (DMPAG) identified...