Complex Chronic Care Management, Additional 20 min

Remote patient monitoring is an essential aspect of modern healthcare, demanding precise coding to capture the comprehensive nature of monitoring services. CPT code 99479 designates remote physiologic monitoring treatment management services, 20 minutes or more of clinical staff/physician/other qualified healthcare professional time in a calendar month requiring interactive communication with the patient/caregiver during the month. This code is applied when healthcare providers engage in remote physiologic monitoring treatment management services, dedicating 20 minutes or more of time in a calendar month for interactive communication with the patient or caregiver.

CPT code:

99479

Category:

Category I

Section:

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Specialty:

Inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Services and Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Services

Type:

Initial and Continuing Intensive Care Services

In the landscape of remote physiologic monitoring, 99479 holds significance, representing treatment management services. Healthcare providers utilize this code when dedicating 20 minutes or more in a calendar month for interactive communication with patients or caregivers as part of remote monitoring efforts. Its use ensures accurate documentation of efforts in the comprehensive management of patients' physiologic data.

Under what category does Complex Chronic Care Management, Additional 20 min fall?

Category I

What is the billing unit for Complex Chronic Care Management, Additional 20 min?

Per Encounter

Modifiers

Clinical use

Prolonged service in the inpatient setting, requiring direct patient contact beyond the usual service; each additional 30 minutes.

Documentation

Care management services for behavioral health conditions, at least 20 minutes of clinical staff time, directed by a physician or other qualified healthcare professional, per calendar month. Document the behavioral health conditions addressed, the clinical staff time spent, and the specific care management interventions provided. (each additional 30 minutes)