Reporting Chronic Care Management Services (99491) (October 2018)

Why This Topic Matters

Chronic care management services are frequently reported in primary care and other care-coordination settings, so updates to the applicable CPT guidance can affect compliant reporting, documentation readiness, and internal practice processes.

Article Sections

1. October 2018 pages 9-10

   Publication and issue context for the article.

2. Reporting Chronic Care Management Services (99491)

   Overview of the 2019 chronic care management update, including the new service framework and related reporting context.

3. Coding Tip

   Brief guidance notes summarizing reporting considerations for the updated chronic care management topic.

4. Clinical Example (99491)

   Illustrative patient scenarios used to show the type of care management situations addressed by the article.

5. Description of Procedure (99491)

   Detailed discussion of the service framework, documentation expectations, and practice capabilities associated with the code update.

6. Reporting Chronic Care Management Services (99491). CPT® Assistant. 2018; October 2018 pages 9-10

   Source citation and publication reference for the article.