Chronic Care Management Codes from Minutes (99490, 99491, 99487)
Chronic care management codes from the minutes in a calendar month, by CMS's time thresholds.
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Example
- Codes being reported
- Non-complex, clinical staff time (99490, 99439)
- Clinical staff time this calendar month
- 45 minutes
Result: 99490 + 99439 x 1 from 45 minutes.
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What you enter
- Codes being reported
- Clinical staff time this calendar month
- Time spent personally by the billing practitioner
How this is calculated
Citation
CMS. MLN909188, Chronic Care Management Services. June 2025. Table 2: 99490 first 20 minutes and 99439 each additional 20 (clinical staff); 99491 first 30 and 99437 each additional 30 (practitioner); 99487 first 60 and 99489 each additional 30 (complex). Read the source ↗
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