AMA updates nearly 300 telehealth codes for 2026

In September, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced updated telehealth code sets to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) manual. The 288 additions, along with 84 deletions and 46 revisions, target medical, surgical, and diagnostic services effective January 1, 2026. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), whose advocacy work with the AMA helped incorporate some of these new services, the additions for behavioral health will include group psychotherapy, group caregiver behavior management/modification training, developmental testing services, psychological and neuropsychological testing evaluation services, an...