AMA CPT® Assistant - 1999 Issue 10 (October)

Changing CPT: How It Works (October 1999)

October 1999 page 8 Back to Basics Changing CPT: How It Works As a health information professional, you may have wondered, "How do these CPT codes get changed, anyway?" or "Why that word over this word?" or "How can I recommend a code change if I have an idea?" All excellent questions that we at the American Medical Association (AMA) want to answer. Obviously, naming health care procedures doesn't happen without a process. You might be surprised to learn just how extensive the CPT process is to add, delete, or revise even one of the nearly...

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