The American Medical Association (AMA) released the February 2025 CPT® Assistant. The issue provides a close look at new codes for intra-abdominal tumor excision or destruction, with clinical examples and procedure descriptions. There are plenty of other coding tips for 2025 in the issue, too.
To find all the articles from Volume 35, Issue 2, subscribers to Code Connect — Codify by AAPC’s CPT® Assistant search add-on — can check for these topics and codes when they log in:
- Blepharoptosis repairs, blepharoplasty: 67901-67904, 67906, 67908
- Intra-abdominal tumor excision or destruction: 49186-49190, 58958
- Long-term ECG recordings: 0937T-0940T
- Qualified health care professional: 98960-98962, 98966-98968, 98970-98972
The February issue also includes a Questions and Answers section covering these topics and codes:
- Cardiovascular:
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, extracorporeal life support services, nurse practitioner, 33948, 33949
- Eye, ocular adnexa:
- Endoscopic-assisted repair, brow ptosis: 67900
- Medicine:
- Hypnosis: 90880
- Infusion pump, hepatic artery, heparin, refilling: 96522
- Musculoskeletal:
- Head and neck defect, fibula osteocutaneous graft: 20969
- Hip tendinosis, sharp cutting and removal, ultrasound: 27299
- Nervous system:
- Multiple neuroplasty procedures: 64722
- Placement, trial integrated lead: 64999
- Urinary:
- Cystourethroscopy, laser lithotripsy, steerable vacuum: 52353