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CPT DATA FILES LICENSE AGREEMENT
APPENDIX C: ROYALTY RATES
UPFRONT ANNUAL ROYALTY FEE
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Effective Date |
Upfront Annual Royalty Fee* |
Minimum Prior Year Total Paid Royalties to Qualify for Waiver of Upfront Annual Royalty Fee** |
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Jan. 1, 2020 |
$1,050 |
$11,550 |
* Initial Upfront Annual Royalty Fee payment is due upon execution of this Agreement. An additional Upfront Annual Royalty Fee at AMA’s then-current rates is due no later than July 31 of each subsequent year of the Term.
** If Licensee’s total royalties in the previous calendar year, inclusive of all Distribution Royalties and the Upfront Annual Royalty Fee (if it was paid), exceeds the minimum amount of total paid royalties detailed in Upfront Annual Royalty Fee table, an Upfront Annual Royalty Fee will be waived.
DISTRIBUTION ROYALTY RATES
Distribution Royalty rates for applicable Licensing Models are listed below for the AMA content available for license under this Agreement. Royalty rates for content not currently included as Licensed Content under this Agreement are for reference only. Pursuant to Section 13.6, additional content may be added as Licensed Content upon execution of a written amendment to this Agreement, or such use may be subject to a separate license agreement.
2024 DISTRIBUTION ROYALTY RATES
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Table 1.1 Counting Users Model |
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Name of Data File |
Effective Date |
Distribution Royalty Rate |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard |
January 1, 2024 |
$18.00 for each User |
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Each previous annual release of CPT |
January 1, 2024 |
$9.00 for each User (in addition to per User royalty for current annual release as listed above) |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Relative Value Units |
January 1, 2024 |
Calculated as $18.00 for each User, in addition to $18.00 CPT Standard royalty for each User |
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AMA’s Version of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, Level II |
January 1, 2024 |
$19.00 for each User |
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AMA’s Version of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System |
January 1, 2024 |
$21.50 for each User |
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CPT® Consumer Friendly Data |
January 1, 2024 |
$111.00 per 10,000 unique Consumer Users |
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Table 1.2 Counting Users Model – Print Licensed Products |
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Name of Licensed Content |
Effective Date |
Distribution Royalty Rate |
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Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition and CPT® Standard Data File |
January 1, 2024 |
$18.00 per Distributed Copy |
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Table 2 User Proxy Model |
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Name of Data File |
Effective Date |
Distribution Royalty Rate |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard |
January 1, 2024 |
$18.00 for each User |
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Each previous annual release of CPT |
January 1, 2024 |
$9.00 for each User, (in addition to per User royalty for current annual release as listed above) |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Relative Value Units |
January 1, 2024 |
Calculated as $18.00 for each User, in addition to $18.00 CPT Standard royalty for each User |
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AMA’s Version of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, Level II |
January 1, 2024 |
$19.00 for each User |
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AMA’s Version of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System |
January 1, 2024 |
$21.50 for each User |
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Table 3.1 Health Plan Model |
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Name of Data File |
Effective Date |
Supporting Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Member) |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard |
January 1, 2024 |
$0.00530 |
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AMA’s Version of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, Level II |
January 1, 2024 |
$0.00563 |
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AMA’s Version of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System |
January 1, 2024 |
$0.00638 |
Table 4.1 Provider Health Analytics Model
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Name of Data File |
Effective Date |
Provider Health Analytics Model Systems Array |
Hospital/ Health System Setting Core Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Weighted Patient Interaction) |
Hospital/ Health System Setting Supporting Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Weighted Patient Interaction) |
Ambulatory Only Setting Core Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Billing Provider) | Ambulatory Only Setting Supporting Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Billing Provider) | Targeted Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Person in Population) | Per Member Per Year Core Product Distribution Royalty Rate | Per Member Per Year Supporting Product Distribution Royalty Rate |
| Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard | Jan. 1, 2024 | Applies to all Provider Health Analytics Model Systems Arrays | $0.00159 | $0.000265 | $3.72 | $0.635 | $0.0106 (Value Based Care Analytics Systems Array only) | $0.0212 | $0.0053 |
| Each Previous Annual Release of CPT Standard | Jan. 1, 2024 | Applies to all Provider Health Analytics Model Systems Arrays | 50% of current annual release Royalty Rate for Applicable Systems Array | 50% of current annual release Royalty Rate for Applicable Systems Array | 50% of current annual release Royalty Rate for Applicable Systems Array | 50% of current annual release Royalty Rate for Applicable Systems Array | 50% of current annual release Royalty Rate for Value-Based Care Analytics Systems Array | 50% of current annual release Royalty Rate for Applicable Systems Array | 50% of current annual release Royalty Rate for Applicable Systems Array |
| AMA’s Version of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, Level II | Jan. 1, 2024 | Applies to all Provider Health Analytics Model Systems Arrays | $0.0017 | $0.000286 | $3.94 | $0.68 | $0.0112 (Value Based Care Analytics Systems Array only) | N/A | N/A |
| AMA’s Version of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System | Jan. 1, 2024 | Applies to all Provider Health Analytics Model Systems Arrays | $0.001907 | $0.000319 | $4.46 | $0.76 | $0.0127 (Value Based Care Analytics Systems Array only) | N/A | N/A |
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Table 4.2 Provider Health Analytics Model – Integrated Products |
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Name of Data File |
Effective Date |
Number of Systems Arrays In which Covered Product is recorded as a Core Product |
Hospital/Health System Setting Integrated Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Weighted Patient Interaction) |
Ambulatory Only Setting Integrated Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Billing Provider) |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
2 - 3 |
$0.00318 |
$7.44 |
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Each Previous Annual Release of CPT Standard |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
2 - 3 |
50% of current annual release Royalty Rate detailed above |
50% of current annual release Royalty Rate detailed above |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
4 - 5 |
$0.00558 |
$13.00 |
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Each Previous Annual Release of CPT Standard |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
4 - 5 |
50% of current annual release Royalty Rate detailed above |
50% of current annual release Royalty Rate detailed above |
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Table 4(A) Provider Health Analytics Model – Provider Clearinghouse |
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Name of Data File |
Effective Date |
Provider Clearinghouse Tier |
Distribution Royalty Rate (per Billing Provider) |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
Tier 1 |
N/A |
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Tier 2 |
$0.635 |
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Tier 3 |
$1.27 |
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AMA’s Version of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, Level II |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
Tier 1 |
N/A |
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Tier 2 |
$0.68 |
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Tier 3 |
$1.36 |
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AMA’s Version of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
Tier 1 |
N/A |
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Tier 2 |
$0.76 |
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Tier 3 |
$1.52 |
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Table 5.1 Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Model |
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Name of Data File |
Effective Date |
Virtual Clinical Care Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Countable Virtual Interaction) |
Remote Patient Monitoring Product Distribution Royalty Rate (per Quarterly Monitored Person) |
Remote Patient Monitoring Program Distribution Royalty Rate (per Quarterly Active Enrolled Person) |
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Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Standard |
January 1, 2024 |
$0.0515 |
$0.0515 |
$0.077 |
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Each Previous Annual Release of CPT Standard |
January 1, 2024 |
$0.02575 |
$0.02575 |
$0.0385 |
DISTRIBUTION ROYALTY RATES
Distribution Royalty rates for applicable Licensing Models are listed below for the AMA content available for license under this Agreement. Royalty rates for content not currently included as Educational Content under this Agreement are for reference only. Pursuant to Section 13.6, additional content may be added as Educational Content upon execution of a written amendment to this Agreement, or such use may be subject to a separate license agreement.
2024 DISTRIBUTION ROYALTY RATES (EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024)
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Table 1 Counting Users Model |
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Name of Educational Content |
Effective Date |
Distribution Royalty Rate |
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CPT® Advanced Coding Pack (content included: CPT® Assistant, CPT® Knowledge Base, and CPT® Vignettes)* |
January 1, 2024 |
$195.00 for each User* |
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CPT® Assistant (base content) |
January 1, 2024 |
$143.00 for each User |
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Upgrade from CPT® Assistant base content to CPT® Advanced Coding Pack** |
January 1, 2024 |
$52.00 for each User |
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CPT® Changes |
January 1, 2024 |
$143.00 for each User |
* Full Distribution Royalty for bundled content offering at AMA’s then-current rate (at the time of execution, renewal or extension) applies for each twelve-months period for every End User and is not conditioned on an End User’s use of all components of the bundled content offering.
**Upgrade to CPT Advanced Coding Pack requires an existing license in good standing for CPT Assistant base content, and is coterminous with the End User’s original CPT Assistant license term.
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Table 2 User Proxy Model |
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Name of Educational Content |
Effective Date |
Distribution Royalty Rate |
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CPT® Advanced Coding Pack (content included: CPT® Assistant, CPT® Knowledge Base, and CPT® Vignettes)* |
January 1, 2024 |
$195.00 for each User* |
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CPT® Assistant (base content) |
January 1, 2024 |
$143.00 for each User |
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Upgrade from CPT® Assistant base content to CPT® Advanced Coding Pack** |
January 1, 2024 |
$52.00 for each User |
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CPT® Changes |
January 1, 2024 |
$143.00 for each User |
* Full Distribution Royalty for bundled content offering at AMA’s then-current rate (at the time of execution, renewal or extension) applies for each twelve-months period for every End User and is not conditioned on an End User’s use of all components of the bundled content offering.
**Upgrade to CPT Advanced Coding Pack requires an existing license in good standing for CPT Assistant base content, and is coterminous with the End User’s original CPT Assistant license term.