CAD Sciences (White Plains, New York) reported the creation of the first ever Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that can be used for Breast MRI CAD.

The new CPT code was established by the American Medical Association (AMA; Chicago) through a process initiated by the filing of a Coding Change Request Form by CAD Sciences.

One of the major factors considered in the approval of a new procedure or service by the AMA centers on the existence of validation through clinical trials. CAD Sciences said its CPT code submission was substantiated with published results of clinical trials exhibiting the efficacy of the company's pharmacokinetic analysis technology for breast.