AMA Releases CPT® 2025 Code Set
The American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2025 CPT® code set on September 9, 2024. The development of new technologies and innovative procedures prompted most of the annual changes. Key updates include:
- Addition of new E/M subsection for Telemedicine services and 17 new telemedicine codes;
- 5 new codes for open excision/destruction of intra-abdominal tumors;
- 6 new codes for thoracic fascial plane blocks;
- 6 new codes for Magnetic Resonance (MR) safety services;
- 2 new codes for therapeutic drug delivery into the coronary arteries via drug-coated or drug-eluting balloon; and
- 7 new codes for Artificial Intelligence (AI) augmentative data analysis involved in electrocardiogram measurements, medical chest imaging and image-guided prostate biopsy.
A total of 11,321 codes are available for 2025. 420 editorial changes were made for the 2025 code set, including 270 new codes, 112 deletions, and 38 revisions. Category III codes for emerging medical services made up about a third of the new codes.
According to 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.”
