The AMA has published its Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set for 2024. This edition contains 349 editorial changes, including 230 additions, 49 deletions, and 70 revisions, all effective January 1, 2024.
Together, the American Medical Association (AMA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the CPT Editorial Panel approve, clarify, clean up, and eliminate the language barrier in the 2024 edition of Current Procedural Terminology. Let's take a look at some of the details.
Highlights of the new CPT 2024 codes
Consumer Friendly Terms for CPT
As we navigate the evolution toward value-based care, the way data is received, handled, analyzed, reviewed and distributed remains an ever-changing ebb and flow. An important and often overlooked step in this process is the patient's ability to understand the patient's medical information. The American Medical Association (AMA) has taken a big step to promote health transparency for non-English speaking populations with the introduction of Spanish Consumer Friendly Terms (CFT) in more than 11,000 codes. These CFTs describe the medical procedures and services available, adding to your already rich library of CFTs in English.
