Complex Chronic Care Management, Additional 30 min

Remote patient monitoring is an integral component of modern healthcare, demanding precise coding to capture the comprehensive nature of monitoring services. CPT code 99473 designates self-measured blood pressure using a device validated for clinical accuracy, qualified by a minimum of two readings each separated by two minutes or more. This code is applied when healthcare providers engage in remote patient monitoring for self-measured blood pressure, utilizing devices validated for clinical accuracy with a minimum of two readings separated by two minutes or more.

CPT code:

99473

Category:

Category I

Section:

Explore Evaluation and Management CPT Codes

Specialty:

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

Type:

Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care

In the landscape of remote patient monitoring, 99473 plays a crucial role, representing the monitoring of self-measured blood pressure using clinically validated devices. Healthcare providers utilize this code when implementing remote monitoring services, ensuring accurate documentation of efforts in the comprehensive assessment of patients' blood pressure.

Under what category does Complex Chronic Care Management, Additional 30 min fall?

Category I

What is the billing unit for Complex Chronic Care Management, Additional 30 min?

Per Encounter

Modifiers

Clinical use

Prolonged clinical staff service (the service beyond the typical service time) during an evaluation and management service in the inpatient setting, direct patient contact with physician supervision; first hour.

Documentation

Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a consultative physician, including a verbal and written report to the patient's treating/requesting physician or other qualified healthcare professional. Document the assessment and management service, the communication with the treating/requesting physician, and the verbal and written report. (21-30 minutes)