New COVID-19 Pandemic Supply Code 99072 (January 2021)

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps coding professionals understand an AMA CPT update tied to COVID-19-era service reporting. It is relevant for practices that needed to distinguish this new reporting topic from existing supply reporting guidance and align their documentation and billing processes with the published CPT guidance.

Article Sections

1. January 2021 pages 6-7

   Introductory publication information and a high-level overview of the CPT update related to pandemic-era reporting.

2. Special Services, Procedures and Reports

   Background on the new CPT reporting topic and its relationship to existing special services guidance.

3. Reporting Code 99072

   General discussion of the code’s purpose, the setting it addresses, and the broad types of reporting considerations covered in the article.

4. Clinical Example (99072) / Description of Procedure (99072)

   A brief illustrative scenario and associated procedural note presented to show the kind of encounter discussed in the article.

5. Questions and Answers

   Clarifying questions addressing timing, encounter context, and documentation topics related to the code update.