Header: AMA publishes new proposed PLA codes. Public comment is possible. Final results will be released 12/31/2024.
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Every quarter, AMA CPT takes applications for new PLA codes, publishes them for possible public comment, and quickly finalizes them. Results are published at the end of the quarter, and codes become effective one quarter later.
In the current round, applications were submitted in September. AMA releases them for comment in mid-October. The CPT Editorial Panel will vote on them in November (usually a quick online roll call), and codes will be released around January 1 2025 and effective for use April 1 2025. CMS will consider them for national pricing in Summer 2025.
There are about 35 action items, but about 5 of them are minor revisions.
Here's the link to the new PLA list:
https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/november-2024-pla-public-agenda.pdf
Here's the AMA web page for PLA matters:
https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/cpt-pla-codes
Here's the prior finalized list (which ran up to 0530U):
https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/cpt-pla-codes-long.pdf
