The AMA holds copyright in CPT® and use or reprinting of CPT in any product or publication requires a license. Licensing is on a per product / per user basis. Please complete Schedule A-2, the Proxy Model Calculator & Schedule A-3 Affiliates (if applicable) and attach to your Data File for Internal Use request. These forms are attached at the bottom of this article.
A "User" is defined as an individual who:
(a) accesses, uses, or manipulates the Licensed Materials; or
(b) accesses, uses, or manipulates a program which includes the Licensed Materials to produce or enable an output (data, reports and the like) that could not have been created without the Licensed Materials embedded in the program even though the Licensed Materials may not be visible or directly accessible; or
(c) makes use of an output of a program which includes the Licensed Materials that relies on or could not have been created without the Licensed Materials embedded in the program even though the Licensed Materials may not be visible or directly accessible.
Data files licenses are for use by a limited number of users and are not permitted to be integrated into HIT applications for use beyond the specified number of users you are licensing, whether internally developed or a software product purchased through a vendor.
CPT Royalty
- 2021 CPT Royalty is $82.50 Licensing Fee plus $17.00 per user per product licensed.
- International rights are available.
ICD-10-CM Royalty
- 2021 ICD-10-CM Royalty is $400 for the first 25 Users, plus $20.50 per user over the first 25 per product licensed.
- International rights are available.
HCPCS Royalty
- 2021 HCPCS Royalty is $400 for the first 25 Users, plus $18.00 per user over the first 25 per product licensed.
- International rights are available.