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Reinforce your coding and billing efforts in 2027: Prepare to welcome nearly 300 new CPT codes across a wide range of services and body systems taking effect Jan. 1. The AMA’s CY 2027 CPT update also contains 74 revised codes and 80 deletions.
 
Many of the deleted codes are being replaced with new codes. See the body system round-ups below for further guidance. The CPT update also features a definition for prescription drug management in the level-based E/M services section and more guidance for chronic care management coding.
 
 
 
In a preview of the 2027 CPT code set, the AMA announced 453 total editorial changes, including 299 new codes across medical, surgical and diagnostic services that will be debuting Jan. 1, 2027.
 
 
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.
 

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