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Practices should keep a careful eye on their virtual check-in claims and heed the codes' billing timelines after an OIG audit found millions of dollars in improper payments for the technology-based services.
 
 
The March 23 issue of Part B News covers the rift between the professionals known, at their urging, as physician associates and other stakeholders within the medical practice field.
 
 
You’ll find a fresh batch of CPT codes that you can begin reporting on Jan. 1, 2026, with 288 new codes coming online, including two new E/M codes covering remote physiologic monitoring (RPM). The code update, announced with the release of the 2026 CPT Manual, also includes 46 revised code descriptors and 84 deleted codes.
 
 
You can expect to see six new remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) codes in the CPT Manual, along with revisions to 10 currently active RPM services and the RPM service guidelines -- but not until 2026.
 
 
Get ready to dig into more than 400 code changes as part of the 2025 CPT code set. That includes 270 new codes, including dozens of surgical codes, as well as 112 deletions and 38 revisions.
 
You’ll also find numerous guideline changes within the 2025 CPT Manual, with expanded guidance for the new CPT-based virtual check-in service and online digital E/M services. The AMA released the revised CPT code set in September, while the full guidelines are now accessible as the books are available for purchase ahead of the Jan. 1 implementation date.
 

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