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CPT - Current Procedural Terminology

CPT® is registered trademark of the American Medical Association

CPT® RUC schedule (Word)

CPT® Editorial Panel meeting
Register to attend the CPT Editorial Panel meeting and the CPT/HCPAC Annual meeting to be held in Dallas, TX October 15-17, 2009.

CPT® Panel agenda
View the agenda of the upcoming CPT Editorial Panel meeting.

CPT® and RBRVS 2010 Annual Symposium
The AMA invites you to join hundreds of your colleagues at our annual Symposium where you get to meet and learn from the experts on Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) and Medicare payment policy.

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CPT® Changes 2010 Workshops
Register to attend the CPT Changes 2010 Workshop hosted by the AMA.  This one-of-a-kind, full day workshop gives you the insider's perspective to the numerous changes to CPT® 2010.  Can't attend the CPT 2010 Changes Workshops? We now offer a CPT Changes eLearning Workshop.

CPT® network

This internet-based system provides members and subscribers the tools to quickly research a database of commonly asked questions and clinical examples (vignettes). If the answer to a specific question cannot be found in the database, authorized users will have the capability to submit an electronic inquiry using a standardized form directly to the staff of CPT coding experts.

CPT®/RVU Search
This free search engine gives users of CPT the opportunity to perform CPT code searches and obtain information about Medicare's relative value payment amount associated with the codes.

CPT® process
Did you ever wonder how a CPT code becomes a code? Learn about how CPT codes are maintained, the committees involved, or request a new code or change an existing CPT code. See the schedule of Editorial Panel meetings, RUC meetings, and deadlines for submission of CPT applications for each CPT book Production cycle on the CPT/RUC Calendar.

CPT® code information and education
Learn about the early release of CPT codes and the annual CPT educational symposium. View the new codes scheduled for implementation on January 1, 2009. Use the CPT Errata to bring yourself up-to-date on corrections to your CPT books. If you want to test your coding skills, go to Online Education to earn up to 3 Continuing Medical Education credits.

E-mail notifications
Sign up to receive e-mail notification when changes are posted to the AMA Web site for Category II codes, Category III codes, Vaccine codes and Errata. You may also receive notice when registration opens for the CPT Editorial Panel meeting.

CPT® products and services
Information on AMA's CPT Products and Services. Downloadable copies of the CPT, ICD-9-CM and HCPCS files are available for purchase.

CPT® Licensing
The AMA is committed to making CPT widely available at low cost. The AMA holds copyright on CPT and use or reprinting of CPT in any product or publication requires a license. License applications are available here.

CPT® Assistant coding consultation
Back issues of CPT Assistant are available to AMA members providing answers to frequently asked questions from coding professionals.

HCPCS - Special announcements and reports
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) changes

ICD-9-CM 2009 product updates and errata