CPT® Code Information and Education

The American Medical Association strives to provide you with the most current CPT® coding information to assist you with accurate reporting of procedures and services.

Learn about the early release of CPT codes, the latest on E&M Documentation Guidelines, and the annual CPT educational symposium. 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.

CPT® is Current Procedural Terminology, and was developed by the American Medical Association in 1966. Each year, an annual publication is prepared, that makes changes corresponding with significant updates in medical technology and practice. The most recent version of CPT, CPT 2007, contains 8,611 codes and descriptors.

The American Medical Association, through its Department of CPT Editorial Research and Development, provides staff support to the process of adding, modifying, and deleting CPT codes. The 17-member CPT Editorial Panel meets 3 times a year and considers proposals for changes to CPT. The Editorial Panel is supported in its efforts by the CPT Advisory Committee, which is made up of representatives of more than 90 medical specialty societies and other health care professional organizations.

In addition to preparing an annual update of CPT, the American Medical Association provides several additional resources on CPT, including CPT Assistant, a monthly newsletter, CPT Changes 2007: An Insider's View, an annual publication explaining the intent and use of new/revised procedures/services, CPT Principles of Coding, an educational primer covering the basic concepts of CPT coding, CPT Network, an onine service provides users with expert advice on code use, and an annual CPT coding symposium.

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.