CPT® Codes for 2015 are now available for purchase through your sales rep or through the NextGen Healthcare Store. After recent NextGen Healthcare negotiations with the American Medical Association (AMA), we’re offering 2015 CPT, HCPCS, and RVU codes for 35% less than last year. Enjoy the benefits of these pre-formatted codes that you import effortlessly into your system.
With your purchase, please fully understand the AMA’s License Terms that define a “user,” found at http://www.nextgen.com/cpteula. Purchases through your sales rep or the NextGen Healthcare Store will not be accepted for one (1) license and must adhere to the AMA’s requirements, as our goal is to ensure your purchase and receipt of the correct quantities of licenses to mitigate your chances of a future audit by the AMA. The AMA’s License Terms and definition of a ”user” have been in place for many years: this is not a new requirement.
How does this guide your purchase of the 2015 CPT codes?
- Per the AMA, CPT data files are licensed on an individual (as opposed to concurrent) user basis.
- The AMA considers an individual to be a CPT user if he or she directly accesses CPT data in a product or, in the case where CPT is embedded in a product and not directly accessible, relies on embedded CPT data to perform his or her intended function with the product or its output.
- Every Provider, regardless of whether they are a Full-Time, Part-Time, Mid-Level, or Resident, will need to be defined as a “user” for AMA purposes.
- While most other third-party content sold by NextGen Healthcare is aligned to Provider counts and how NextGen Healthcare sells and licenses the EHR/ PM, this is not the case for the CPT codes.
- The AMA expects that not only Providers (i.e., MDs, DOs, Dentists, PAs, RNPs, PTs, etc.) must subscribe and have a license for the CPT codes, but any front-office (i.e., making appointments using CPT codes), back-office (i.e., coders or those processing claims using CPT codes or working with reports), nurses, or other staff may also fall under their definition and will need to be included in the user counts.
- Even Providers such as Residents or those working few hours must be included in the counts for CPT utilization.
When you purchase 2015 codes we’ll enroll you in our automatic code renewal program to help you maintain the highest levels of compliance and ensure receipt of the most current codes. Don’t miss this money-saving opportunity to secure your CPT Code licensing for 2015. Learn more.