The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT®* Editorial Panel will convene in Chicago, Illinois, from September 18 to 20, 2025. The meeting agenda includes proposals to create new current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and to revise or delete existing codes. The AMA publishes a full agenda and a separate pathology/laboratory agenda, which includes code requests related to molecular pathology, multi-analyte assays with algorithmic analyses (MAAA), and genomic sequencing procedures. Meeting attendees typically include physicians, representatives from national medical specialty societies, industry stakeholders, and public and private payors. Outcomes from the meeting will be made public on October 3, 2025.
The CPT Editorial Panel is responsible for maintaining the CPT code set, which was developed in 1966 to describe medical, surgical, and diagnostic services performed by physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals. The panel meets three times each year (typically in February, May, and September) to review requests for changes to the CPT code set, such as adding or deleting a code or modifying existing nomenclature.
The September meeting is the final opportunity to submit code proposals for inclusion in the 2027 CPT code set and associated Medicare payment schedules. In general, changes approved at the September 2025 meeting will be reflected in the 2027 CPT code book and considered during the 2027 Medicare rulemaking cycle for payment systems such as the Physician Fee Schedule, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System. As the last meeting in the cycle, the September agenda is typically full, and this year is no exception.
The agenda for the September 2025 CPT Editorial Panel meeting, posted on July 11, 2025, initially included 92 individual code requests (referred to as “tabs”). Inclusion on the agenda does not guarantee that a request will be heard; applicants may withdraw their requests at any time prior to panel discussion. Seven agenda items for the September meeting have been terminated or withdrawn already.
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