February 2025 page 39
Copyright and Contributors
CPT® Assistant Editorial Board*
Chair: Barbara Levy, MD
Vice Chair, CPT Editorial Panel
Secretary: Leslie W. Prellwitz, MBA, CCS, CCS-P
Managing Editor, CPT Assistant
American Medical Association
Ann Marie Sun, MD
Contractor Medical Director
Jordan Pritzker, MD
Former CPT Editorial Panel
Michael J. Lemanski, MD
CPT Advisory Committee
Tammy Love, RHIA
American Hospital Association
Marsha Mason-Wonsley, MA, RN
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nicholas Massa, MD
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Kenneth Simon, MD, MBA, FACS
Former CPT Editorial Panel
Henry H. Woo, MD, FAANS
CPT Advisory Committee
Jeffrey T. Swanson...
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This page provides the copyright, contributor, and editorial attribution information for a February 2025 CPT Assistant issue. It is relevant to readers who want to identify the organizations and personnel associated with the publication and understand the publication’s relationship to the CPT codebook and AMA oversight. The content is administrative rather than clinical and does not present coding guidance or case-based instruction.
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Copyright and Contributors
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