Medical Economics February 18, 2022
There are three new codes in the care management section of the CPT codebook, covering principal care management and chronic care management services. Here’s what physicians need to know about them.
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 30 minutes of a Principal Care Management service per calendar month provided by a physician or qualified healthcare professional.
To capture each additional 30 minutes...
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