PLA Editorial Panel meetings & calendar

View the application deadline, public agenda and comments deadline for the CPT® Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) codes. View 2025 dates for submissions, deadlines and Panel votes.

Please note the revised PLA application submission deadlines. Contact Thilani Attale at thilani.attale@ama-assn.org if you have any questions regarding this change.

• March 11, 2025: Application submission deadline
• April 15, 2025: Public agenda posted to website
• April 22, 2025: Interested party comment request deadline
• April 24, 2025: PLA-TAG consideration completed
• May 1, 2025: Panel vote
• July 1, 2025: New and deleted codes publication date
• Oct. 1, 2025: New and deleted codes effective date
• CPT® 2026: New and deleted codes publication

Summer 2025

• June 10, 2025: Application submission deadline
• July 14, 2025: Public agenda posted to website
• July 20, 2025: Interested party comment request deadline
• July 25, 2025: PLA-TAG consideration completed
• Aug. 4, 2025: Panel vote
• Oct. 1, 2025: New and deleted codes publication date
• Jan. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
• CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Fall 2025

• Sept. 9, 2025: Application submission deadline
• Oct. 13, 2025: Public agenda posted to website
• Oct. 19, 2025: Interested party comment request deadline
• Oct. 24, 2025: PLA-TAG consideration completed
• Nov. 3, 2025: Panel vote
• Jan. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
• April 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
• CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Winter 2026

• Dec. 9, 2025: Application submission deadline
• Jan. 13, 2026 : Public agenda posted to website
• Jan. 20, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
• Jan. 22, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
• February 2026: Panel vote
• April 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
• July 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
• CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Spring 2026

• March 10, 2026: Application submission deadline
• April 14, 2026: Public agenda posted to website
• April 21, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
• April 23, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
• May 2026: Panel vote
• July 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
• Oct. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes effective date
• CPT® 2027: New and deleted codes publication

Summer 2026

• June 9, 2026: Application submission deadline
• July 14, 2026: Public agenda posted to website
• July 21, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
• July 23, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
• Aug. 4, 2026: Panel vote
• Oct. 1, 2026: New and deleted codes publication date
• Jan. 1, 2027: New and deleted codes effective date
• CPT® 2028: New and deleted codes publication

Fall 2026

• Sept. 8, 2026: Application submission deadline
• Oct. 13, 2026: Public agenda posted to website
• Oct. 20, 2026: Interested party comment request deadline
• Oct. 22, 2026: PLA-TAG consideration completed
• Nov. 3, 2026: Panel vote
• Jan. 1, 2027: New and deleted codes publication date
• April 1, 2027: New and deleted codes effective date
• CPT® 2028: New and deleted codes publication

View the CPT PLA codes recently approved by the CPT Editorial Panel.