by Christine Woolstenhulme, QMC QCC CMCS CPC CMRS
May 26th, 2022
Chronic Care Management (CCM) is taking off, and with new codes and rules, it can get confusing. According to CMS, here are a few guidelines to help you with concurrent billing of CCM services.
- You can’t report complex CCM and non-complex CCM for the same patient in a calendar month
- Don‘t report 99491 in the same calendar month as 99487, 99489, or 99490
- You can’t bill CCM during the same service period by the same practitioner as HCPCS codes G0181 or G0182 (home health care supervision, hospice care supervision) or CPT codes 90951–90970 (certain ESRD services)
- You can report CCM codes 99487, 99489, 99490 and 99491 by the same practitioner for services furnished during the 30-day TCM service period (CPT 99495, 99496)
- You can’t report complex CCM and prolonged Evaluation and Management (E/M) services in the same calendar month
- Consult CPT instructions for other codes you can’t bill concurrently with CCM
- Other practitioner billing restrictions may apply if you’re taking part in a CMS-sponsored model or demonstration program
- You can’t count time toward the CCM service code for any other billed code
- Beginning CY 2022, RHCs and FQHCs can bill CCM and TCM services for the same patient during the same time period
These are just a few things to pay attention to. More information is coming next week.
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About Christine Woolstenhulme, QMC QCC CMCS CPC CMRS
Christine Woolstenhulme, CPC, QCC, CMCS, CMRS, is a Certified coder and Medical Biller currently employed with Find-A-Code. Bringing over 30 years of insight, business knowledge, and innovation to the healthcare industry. Establishing a successful Medical Billing Company from 1994 to 2015, during this time, Christine has had the opportunity to learn all aspects of revenue cycle management while working with independent practitioners and in clinic settings. Christine was a VAR for AltaPoint EHR software sales, along with management positions and medical practice consulting. Understanding the complete patient engagement cycle and developing efficient processes to coordinate teams ensuring best practice standards in healthcare. Working with payers on coding and interpreting ACA policies according to state benchmarks and insurance filings and implementing company procedures and policies to coordinate teams and payer benefits.
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