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- AMA CPT Announces 30 New Digital Pathology Codes for 2024
Following on our success for 2023, the CAP advocated for the inclusion of 30 new CPT digital pathology codes for pathologists to use in 2024. The CAP worked with the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Editorial Panel to develop the new digital pathology add-on codes that were posted online on June 2. The new digital pathology Category III CPT codes will be used to report additional service requirements associated with digitizing glass microscope slides for primary diagnosis.
The AMA CPT will also revise the Category III Digital Pathology Digitization Procedure guidelines. The CAP applauds the AMA for their public release of this information, and the CAP will provide resources throughout 2023 to inform CAP members about anticipated CPT changes.
Through its advocacy, the CAP worked with the AMA CPT Editorial Panel to improve reporting of digital pathology services. As a result, the new codes will help pathologists, pathology practices, and laboratories providing digital pathology digitization procedures appropriately report these services. The new Category III digital pathology add-on codes (new CPT code numbers and CPT descriptors) will be released with additional information on July 1, 2023, and effective on January 1, 2024.