Overview
The American Medical Association owns the rights to all CPT® (Current Procedural Terminology) codes and is enforcing the collection of licensing fees for each healthcare provider who renders medical services for which a fee is charged.
Similar to all practice management and EHR companies, we are required to collect licensing fees for CPT® codes annually on behalf of the AMA.
For more information on the AMA CPT® Code licensing fees, please visit this link.
FAQs
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Will I be charged sales tax for the AMA CPT® codes licensing fee?
Applicable taxes will not be charged on this billing cycle but may be charged in the future.
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Will the fee be raised next year?
We will communicate ahead of time about any future CPT® Code fee increases made by the AMA.
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When will billing take place for AMA CPT code usage?
Providers utilizing the AMA CPT® codes will be billed early in the year - February to March. You may receive additional AMA CPT® code charges for any incremental providers who utilize CPT® codes and were not previously billed earlier in the year. (e.g., If a new provider joins a practice in March, and utilizes CPT® codes, the practice will be charged for the addition of the new provider on a following invoice.)
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Can I pay the AMA directly?
No, the AMA will charge all practice management and EHR companies for the use of their CPT® codes. For this reason, we will be collecting the fees on their behalf.
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How is Fusion identifying providers who have used CPT® Codes?
Each user that has had a checked-in appointment on the schedule will be considered eligible for the AMA Licensing Fee.
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How will the fee appear on my Fusion invoice?
The charge description will say "AMA CPT® License Fee".
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I use other billing tools with these codes too. Do I only need to pay this fee once per year, per provider or will I need to pay for each billing tool I use?
The AMA is charging all practice management systems and EHRs a licensing fee per provider for use of the AMA CPT® Codes. We are unaware of how other billing software and solutions plan to accommodate these fees.
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How much does Fusion profit from these fees?
Fusion does not profit from the AMA Licensing Fees. The cost per qualified provider is for the usage of the AMA CPT® codes.