AMA February 20, 2023
Andis Robeznieks, Senior News Writer

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes provide a uniform nomenclature for coding medical procedures and services that are critical to the communication between multiple stakeholders about the care patients receive. They can also be used to promote health equity.

CPT is “not just a methodology for getting paid,” said Christopher Jagmin, MD, vice chair of the AMA CPT Editorial Panel and Aetna’s vice president of clinical policy, noting that “there is a great interest now in diversity and equity in how we deliver health care services to patients in this country and we need to recognize that in the development of our code set.”

Dr. Jagmin, an AMA member, spoke during a panel discussion on understanding the CPT code set and...

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