CMS Allows TCM Code Reporting for Both New and Established Patients
You’ve got questions about the new transitional care management (TCM) codes 99495-99496? the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)finally has some answers, thanks to a new FAQ document on the subject, which fills in the holes that CPT® rules didn’t cover. CMS’s Ryan Howe alerted practices to the new information during the agency’s March 12 Open Door Forum, noting several important points about the TCM codes that you’ll have to keep in mind while billing, as follows:
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