Medical Economics June 16, 2022
Renee Dowling

There are new codes physicians need to know in the care management section of the Current Procedural Terminology codebook.

Question: Can you please tell us what the new codes are for principal care management and chronic care management?

Answer: There are three new codes in the care management section of the CPT codebook.

Care Management Services

Principal Care Management Services

New CPT codes have been added in 2022 to describe “Principal Care Management Services.” These codes are like chronic care management services in that the work involves the establishment, implementation, revision, and monitoring of a care plan for a patient. However, principal care management focuses on a single condition (rather than two or more). CPT code 99424 describes the first...

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Topics: HIM (Health Inf Mgmt), Physician, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Technology
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