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What To Know: AMA Faces Medical Coding Copyright Suit

By Dan McKay · August 18, 2026, 3:43 PM EDT

A healthcare transparency group is asking a judge for permission to publish the medical codes that help determine the billing for medical procedures, setting up a confrontation with the American Medical...

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Case Information

Case Title

PatientRightsAdvocate.org, Inc. v. American Medical Association

Case Number

1:26-cv-09746

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

820 Copyright

Date Filed

August 13, 2026