American Medical Association Releases 2022 CPT® Code Set
On September 7, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2022 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set after approval from the CPT® Editorial Panel. There are 405 editorial changes to CPT® including 249 new codes, 93 revisions and 63 deleted codes. All code changes are effective January 1, 2022: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-releases-2022-cpt-code-set.
Nearly half of changes involve new technology services described in Category III codes and continued expansion of the Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) section. There are changes to CPT® in nearly every section, highlights include:
- 15 vaccine-specific codes to report immunizations and administrative services;
- 5 codes to report therapeutic remote monitoring as part of digital medicine innovations;
- Codes to report endovascular stent repair of coarctation of the aorta;
- Updated codes to report the diagnostic congenital heart catheterization;
- Revisions to the cardiac ablation codes.
