Summary of CPT Editorial Panel Actions & meeting minutes

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After each CPT Editorial Panel (Panel) meeting, a document is prepared summarizing the actions that were taken by the Panel on each of the code change applications.  To provide transparency in the proceedings of each Panel meeting, the summary documents for the last five years are posted on this page. 

In addition, effective as of the February 2027 Panel meeting, the meeting minutes will be posted to this page and additional supporting materials discussed at the meeting will be available via the CPT Interested Party Portal’s archive the week following the meeting. 

An archive of meeting minutes and Summary of Panel Action documents will be maintained for a period of five years. 

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Note: Codes that contain an ‘X’ (e.g., 102X4, 23XX, 031XT) are placeholder codes that are intended, through the first three digits, to give readers an idea of the proposed placement in the code set of the potential code changes.

These codes are not used for claims reporting and will be removed and not retained when the final CPT Datafiles are distributed in September of each year. To report the services for “X” codes, please refer to the actual codes as they appear in the CPT Datafiles publication distributed in September of each year.

Note: Codes that contain an ‘X’ (e.g., 102X4, 234XX, 031XT) are placeholder codes that are intended, through the first three digits, to give readers an idea of the proposed placement in the code set of the potential code changes.

Please be aware that because future Panel actions may impact these items, codes are not assigned, nor exact wording finalized, until just prior to publication.

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes, descriptors, and other language in the minutes are not final and may be subject to change. Only codes, descriptors, and language published in the official CPT code set or otherwise approved and released by the AMA are final. 

Approved CPT changes follow a structured implementation schedule. Most changes are incorporated into the annual CPT code set and become effective on Jan. 1, with code books released in advance to support implementation. Certain categories of codes, including Category I immunization codes, Category III codes, Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) codes and Administrative Multianalyte Assays With Algorithmic Analyses Codes (MAAA) codes, follow alternative release schedules to allow adequate preparation time.

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