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