Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA) releases new Category I CPT codes for the upcoming year.  These codes are formally presented to the coding industry at a Symposium meeting in November. Lectures are given by industry experts in their respective specialty at this meeting for both the clinical and billing implications of the new or revised codes.  For 2025 there are 420 different changes to the codes.  This includes 270 new codes and 112 deletions.  There are also 38 code revisions.

 As we have seen in past, many temporary Category III codes are being created.  These are the codes that have no assigned RVU value and are considered temporary.  Providers and coders need to review a list of these unique new codes each year to familiarize themselves with their existence so they can assign them as needed.

All this valuable information and more is presented by industry expert Jill Young who attends the meeting to hear firsthand the information and put it into a succinct, fast paced lecture to provide you and you practice all the information it needs to be prepared for 2025.

Webinar Objectives

Although there are new areas of medicine with proprietary laboratory analyses assigned to the largest proportion of new codes (37%), other new codes for telemedicine are a part of the changes for 2025.  Additionally, editorial revisions to Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Digital Medicine will be presented.

Webinar Agenda

Codes in the CPT book is organized in numerical order – this presentation will start at the beginning of the book and discuss major changes, revisions and new codes on a step by step walk through the entire CPT book, ending with Category III codes. 

Webinar Highlights

• Updated Vaccine & Genetic Screening Codes - Enhanced codes for pneumococcal disease, avian influenza, hereditary cancers, and pharmacogenomics.
• General Surgery Revisions - Adjustments for skin grafts and tumor removal.
• What is the fate of telephone-only calls from the E&M section in 2025?
• What new telemedicine codes will be effective in 2025?. New Telemedicine Codes - Includes 17 new options for audio-only and video visits.
• What new codes will be found for allografts and other surgical procedures?
• What changes to the arthroplasty codes will be found for 2025?
• What changes in the guidelines for surgical codes have been made for 2025?

Who Should Attend

Coders, billers, office managers, office administrators