January 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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