tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 18

Chronic Care Management: Don't Bill CCM for Inpatients, Unless You Meet This Exception

CMS reps finally shed further light on new code 99490. The last time CMS staff members addressed the new-for-2015 code 99490 (Chronic care management…), they said they’d share more information later in a comprehensive document. Fortunately, the agency lived up to that promise, and delivered answers to several of the most frequently-asked CCM questions during a May 13 CMS Physicians Open Door Forum.  “In response to inquiries we received about billing for chronic care management, we recently posted a list of FAQs on the CMS website,” said CMS’s Twi Jackson during the call...

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