The American Medical Association (AMA) released the January 2026 CPT® Assistant. The articles get you ready for the new year with a summary of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule and a close look at several new codes. The articles are now available to subscribers of Code Connect, which is Codify by AAPC by AAPC’s CPT® Assistant search add-on, and to subscribers of the CPT® Advanced Coding Pack.
CPT® Assistant: To find all the articles from Volume 36, Issue 1, subscribers can check for these topics and codes when they log in:
- Carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales susceptibility testing: 87182, 87183
- Cardiac contractility modulation evaluation: 0948T, 0949T
- Head, neck CTA, cerebral CT perfusion: 70471-70473
- Laser ablation, breast tumor: 0970T, 0971T
- Medicare RBRVS, 2026
The January issue also includes a Questions and Answers section covering these topics:
- Allergy, clinical immunology
- Single antigen tests, three dilutions: 95027
- Cardiovascular system
- Catheterization left-sided circulation: 93452
- Category III
- Remote, multiday uroflowmetry study: 51741, 0811T, 0812T
- Removal of burn eschar, selective enzymatic debridement: 0973T-0976T
- Digestive system
- Hernia repair, adjacent tissue transfer
- Evaluation and management
- Prolonged services: 99214, 99417
- Gastroenterology
- Anorectal manometry, barostat: 91124, 91125
- Musculoskeletal system
- Excision, giant cell tumors, tendon sheath, hand: 26113, 26116, 59, F9
- Limb salvaging, radical resection, arthroplasty: 27125, 27365
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Wound vacuums, after closing wounds: 97605-97608