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The American Medical Association (AMA) published a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code on September 8 that accounts for extra provisions to ensure patient and provider safety during a public health emergency. CMS announced on October 27 it has assigned CPT 99072 procedure status “B.”
The code is effective immediately: CPT 99072 - Additional supplies, materials, and clinical staff time over and above those usually included in an office visit or other non-facility service(s), when performed during a Public Health Emergency as defined by law, due to respiratory-transmitted infectious disease.
Some third-party payers have and will reimburse providers for this new CPT code, others won’t. Status "B" means:
The CPT Editorial Panel creates CPT codes, but plays no role in developing payment for those codes. CPT is a registered trademark of the AMA.
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