Did you ever wonder how a new radiation oncology procedure gets a CPT® code? If so, the information contained on this page will help educate you about this process. 

In the July-September 2003 (Vol. 6, No. 3) edition of ASTROnews, an article titled “Understanding the CPT Process” was published. As ASTRO’s CPT Editorial Panel Representative, Michael Steinberg, M.D., describes who the CPT Editorial Panel is and the process used to consider a new or revised CPT code. 

If you would like to learn more about the CPT process, upcoming CPT Editorial Panel meeting dates or access the American Medical Association's guidelines for submitting coding change requests, please visit the AMA’s CPT Web site.

 

For more information about CPT codes that ASTRO has submitted for review by the AMA CPT Editorial Panel, please click here.