AI, remote monitoring highlighted in AMA’s billing code changes

Modern Healthcare – Thursday, September 11, 2025
By Caroline Hudson

Efforts to include artificial intelligence and remote monitoring services in standard billing codes are gaining traction.

The American Medical Association released nearly 300 new Current Procedural Terminology billing codes Thursday as part of its proposed 2026 code set.

Among the new codes are additions for shorter-term remote monitoring, including five codes through which providers would be reimbursed for collecting data over two to 15 days within a 30-day period. The current standard is 16 to 30 days for data collection.

Two other codes can be used to report remote monitoring treatment management after 10 minutes of services per calendar month, down from 20 minutes, according to an AMA news release.

Several augmented and artificial intelligence services were also included in the new code updates, ranging from tools that assess coronary disease to burn wound classification, according to the release.

The updates signal potential broader acceptance and reimbursement for digital health services in standard billing codes.

Other code changes focused on hearing devices and leg revascularization.

The AMA’s CPT Editorial Panel organizes the association’s CPT code system, which is used in billing and reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as other payers and providers. CMS and others have the option to adopt the changes and put them into effect starting Jan. 1.

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