CPT® Editorial Panel

PLA Editorial Panel meetings & calendar

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View the application deadline, public agenda and comments deadline for the CPT® Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) codes. View 2025 dates for submissions, deadlines and Panel votes.

Please note the revised PLA application submission deadlines. Contact Thilani Attale at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this change.


Summer-Fall 2025 PLA calendar

Summer 2025

  • June 10, 2025: Application submission deadline
  • July 14, 2025: Public agenda posted to website
  • July 20, 2025: Interested party comment request deadline
  • July 25, 2025: PLA-TAG consideration completed
  • Aug. 6, 2025: Panel vote
  • Oct. 1, 2025: New and deleted codes publication date
  • Jan. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
  • CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Fall 2025

  • Sept. 9, 2025: Application submission deadline
  • Oct. 13, 2025: Public agenda posted to website
  • Oct. 19, 2025: Interested party comment request deadline
  • Oct. 23, 2025: PLA-TAG consideration completed
  • Nov. 5, 2025: Panel vote
  • Jan. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
  • April 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
  • CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Winter-Spring 2026 PLA calendar

Winter 2026

  • Dec. 9, 2025: Application submission deadline
  • Jan. 13, 2026 : Public agenda posted to website
  • Jan. 20, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
  • Jan. 20, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
  • February 2026: Panel vote
  • April 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
  • July 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
  • CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Spring 2026

  • March 10, 2026: Application submission deadline
  • April 14, 2026: Public agenda posted to website
  • April 21, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
  • April 21, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
  • May 2026: Panel vote
  • July 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
  • Oct. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
  • CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Summer-Fall 2026 PLA calendar

Summer 2026

  • June 9, 2026: Application submission deadline
  • July 14, 2026: Public agenda posted to website
  • July 21, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
  • July 21, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
  • Aug. 4, 2026: Panel vote
  • Oct. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
  • Jan. 1, 2027: New and deleted codes effective date
  • CPT® 2028: New and deleted codes publication

Fall 2026

  • Sept. 8, 2026: Application submission deadline
  • Oct. 13, 2026: Public agenda posted to website
  • Oct. 20, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
  • Oct. 22, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
  • Nov. 4, 2026: Panel vote
  • Jan. 1, 2027: New and deleted codes publication date
  • April 1, 2027: New and deleted codes effective date
  • CPT® 2028: New and deleted codes publication

Approved PLA codes

View the CPT PLA codes recently approved by the CPT Editorial Panel.

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