2026 AMA CPT® Professional Edition
Healthcare professionals want accurate reimbursement. Payers want efficient claims processing. CPT® 2026 Professional Edition is the definitive AMA-authored resource to help healthcare professionals correctly report and bill medical procedures and services.
Only the AMA, with the help of physicians and other experts in the healthcare community, creates and maintains the CPT® code set. No other code book has the accurate, complete official guidelines for the latest and current procedural terminology for procedures and services to help you code medical services and procedures properly.
Key features and benefits:
The CPT® 2026 Professional Edition code book covers hundreds of code, guideline, and text changes and features:
- CPT® Changes, CPT® Assistant, and Clinical Examples in Radiology citations provide cross-referenced information in popular AMA resources that can enhance your understanding of the CPT® code set.
- A comprehensive index aids in locating codes related to a specific procedure, service, anatomic site, condition, synonym, eponym, or abbreviation to allow for a clearer, quicker search.
- Anatomical and procedural illustrations help improve coding accuracy and understanding of the anatomy and procedures discussed.
- Coding tips throughout each section improve understanding of the nuances of the code set.
- Enhanced code book table of contents enables a quick search of the codebook’s content for quick access.
- Section-specific table of contents provides a useful tool to navigate effectively and quickly through each section’s codes.
- Summary of additions, deletions, and revisions provides a summary and quick reference of the 2026 changes in the codes without having to compare editions.
- Multiple appendices offer additional information for modifiers, clinical examples, add-on codes, vascular families re-sequenced codes, and MAAAs and PLA services.
- Appendix Q provides coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and their associated administration codes.
- Appendix R provides digital medicine services taxonomy.
- Comprehensive E/M code selection tables aids physicians and coders in assigning the most appropriate evaluation and management codes.
- Notes pages at the end of every code set section and subsection.
- Free CEU with purchase: With every purchase of a 2026 AAPC code book, you can register for a free code book training (worth 1 CEU) that provides an overview of the book, including the history of the coding system, a book tour, and tips for success.
Training courses only available for ICD-10-PCS, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, and 2026 AMA CPT® code books.
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association
With certain exceptions, products purchased from AAPC may be returned for a refund. Products must be submitted for a return within 30 days from the purchase or shipment date to be eligible for a refund. They must also be unopened and in resellable condition. Returned products are subject to a $5 restocking fee per item. Shipping charges are nonrefundable. Refund requests may be submitted in writing or verbally to AAPC.
Product-specific Return Policies
Refunds will not be issued for AAPC Membership, exams, webinars, or On Demand events.
Due to immediate electronic access, refunds or extension will not be issued for Online Practice Exams and Online Area of Study
Workshop registration is refundable, if you cancel at least one week prior to the workshop you may receive a refund less the $25 cancellation fee. In the event that a cancellation is received less than one week prior to the workshop, no refund will be given. You may transfer your registration to the on-demand version of the workshop or you may have a credit for a future workshop.
Conference registration is refundable, with varying fees and deadlines. See the specific conference web page for further details. Hotel cancellations are also subject to varying fees and deadlines; the specific conference web page will have further details for hotel cancellations as well.
Distance Learning online courses may be cancelled for a full refund within three days after the date of purchase, provided that the student has not accessed the online course, and course materials and books are returned unopened and in good condition to AAPC. After three business days, course cancellations are subject to a $50 cancellation fee per course, in addition to any fees for course materials/books that are not returned to AAPC, or are returned opened or used. Refunds will not be issued for any course that has been accessed, viewed, or partially completed, and no refund is available for any course after 30 days from the purchase date. Course refund requests must be submitted in writing to AAPC for review and consideration. No refunds will be issued for course extensions. Distance Learning courses are for individual use only and are nontransferable.
E/M Online Training, and Online Exam Reviews that have not been accessed are refundable within 30 days of purchase date. No refund will be issued on any exam or training/review tool that has been accessed, viewed, or partially completed.
Refunds will not be issued for AAPC Membership, exams, webinars, or On Demand events.:
Due to immediate electronic access, refunds or extension will not be issued for Online Practice Exams and Online Area of Study
Returning an individual book that was purchased in a bundled package will invalidate the bundled discount. All the books in the bundle will revert to their regular prices and the remaining cost of the unreturned books will be subtracted from the refund.
eBook cancellations will be accepted only if the return request is made within 5 working days of placing the order. If the redemption codes are applied to access the eBook, refunds will not be processed.
Codify is not refundable, you may terminate your subscription or free trial by contacting AAPC via phone or email. To ensure that your credit card does not get charged, please make your cancelation request at least two business days prior to the end date of your subscription or free trial term.
Practicode may be cancelled for a full refund within 30 days of the date of purchase, provided the Client has not completed any exercises within the modules and/or assessments.
Reseller/Wholesaler Policy
Shipments must be securely packaged and in resalable condition through a carrier providing tracking information. AAPC will review and confirm returned products upon return. Credit to the account, minus applicable fees, will be posted once the audit is complete.
Upon receipt of your organization’s return requests, AAPC has the right to authorize and accept returns the following month, due to allocations of warehouse personnel to adequately process returns.
A $5 restocking fee will be applied to each item returned.
Annual books: Return of AAPC products will be accepted for full credit until September 30 of that version's year. Resellers/bookstores must complete returns within 90 days of purchase. Returns of AMA’s CPT® codebooks will be accepted for full credit until June 30 of that versions year.
