Now Available: CPT® Assistant (June 2026): Get the scoop on major 2027 changes for ob-gyn


The American Medical Association (AMA) released the June 2026 CPT® Assistant. The issue is a must-read for ob-gyn coders to prepare for a 2027 overhaul of maternity and antepartum care coding. The issue is now available to subscribers of Code Connect, which is Codify by AAPC’s CPT® Assistant search add-on, and to subscribers of the CPT® Advanced Coding Pack.

To find all the articles from Volume 36, Issue 6, subscribers can check for these topics and codes when they log in:

  • Antepartum care, 2027: 98000-98016, 99202-99215, 99221-99236, 99291, 99292, 99341, 99342, 99344, 99345, 99347-99350
  • Maternity care, 2027: 59030, 59051, 59080-59083, 59160, 59300, 59320, 59325, 59350, 59412, 59414, 59431-59434, 59502-59504, 59623, 59866, 59870, 59871
  • Pathology and lab: 87494, 87627, 87812
  • Refilling and maintenance, portable pump: 96521
  • Sleep apnea, cryolysis therapy: 0978T-0980T

The June issue also includes a Questions and Answers section covering these topics and codes:

  • Category III codes
    • Fractional ablative laser fenestration, once per day: 0479T, 0480T
  • Digestive system
    • Injection, botulinum toxin, oral esophagoscopy, cricopharyngeal muscle: 43192
  • Eye and ocular adnexa
    • Stents, nasolacrimal duct, entropion repair: 67924, 68815
  • Health behavior assessment and intervention:
    • Asthma Control Test, Rhinitis Control Assessment Test, office visit: 96160
  • Integumentary system
    • Gender-affirming feminizing body contouring: 15771, 15772,
  • Musculoskeletal system
    • Minimally invasive system facet fusion: 0221T
  • Nervous system
    • Intraventricular reservoir, non-chemotherapy drug: 61026
    • Neuroplasty of nerve root scar tissue: 63627, 64714
    • Radiofrequency ablation, lumbar, platelet-rich plasma injections: 64999
  • Special Ophthalmological services
    • Orthoptic therapy, clinical staff, vision therapist: 92066