Two years after assigning temporary billing codes to pharmacist-provided medication therapy management (MTM) services, the physician-dominated group in charge of the decision gave the services new, permanent codes, a coalition of pharmacy organizations announced in October. The Pharmacist Services Technical Advisory Coalition, consisting of ASHP and six other national pharmacy organizations, called the upgrade in the services’ status a “major step forward that should expand pharmacists’ ability to provide valuable professional services for their patients.” According to the coalition, the Current Procedural Terminology editorial panel in February approved the following codes for use starting on January 1: ... As with the three temporary Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, the permanent codes refer strictly to the MTM services that a pharmacist provides face-to-face with a patient. Brian J. Isetts, a member of the coalition’s steering committee, said the critical element in obtaining the codes’ upgrade was proof of the widespread provision of MTM services.