The American Medical Association (AMA)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is responsible for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code. The CPT code is copyright protected by the AMA and describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services as well as being designed to communicate with uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians, coders, patients, accreditation organizations, and payers for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes. Since the AMA is comprised of medical professionals there is a significance to the CPT code under their control. This give the medical professionals better control over the coding that is used within their field and provides a form of self-management. The AMA’s CPT process is updated by the association by