CPT code 99439: Chronic care management, clinical staff, each additional 20 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Ohio

Report this add-on for each additional 20 minutes of clinical staff chronic care management in a calendar month beyond the initial time reported with 99490.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality3.1M Medicare services in 2024

In Ohio, Medicare pays $48.24 for 99439 in the office and $30.25 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$48.24Office (non-facility)
$30.25Hospital or facility
−4.4%vs the national office rate ($50.44)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 99439 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 99439 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Ohio
  2. What 99439 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 99439 covers

This service captures additional clinical staff time spent on chronic care management (CCM) for a patient with at least two chronic conditions expected to last at least 12 months or until death and posing a significant risk of death, acute exacerbation, or functional decline. Nurses, medical assistants, and care coordinators working under a physician or other qualified health care professional may perform the work. Activities include phone outreach, medication follow-up, coordination with pharmacies, specialists, and home health, and monitoring a comprehensive care plan. Primary care and internal medicine offices commonly furnish these services.

Report 99439 with 99490 when at least 40 minutes of qualifying time is documented for the calendar month: the initial 20 minutes for 99490 and a full additional 20 minutes for 99439. Medicare permits up to two units of 99439 per month. As an add-on, 99439 is billed with its primary service and paid within that service’s global period. Documentation should support patient consent, the care plan, qualifying activities, and cumulative time. Do not report it with complex CCM codes 99487 or 99489 for the same patient in the same month.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Ohio compares for 99439

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 99439 runs from $46.05 in Arkansas to $63.45 in San Benito County, CA. Ohio pays $48.24. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

99439 in Ohio vs other payment areas
  1. Ohio · this page$48.24
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$55.48+$7.24
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$56.41+$8.17
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$54.03+$5.79
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$52.89+$4.65
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$57.02+$8.78
  7. Alaska · Alaska$63.03+$14.79

Other areas in Ohio first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

99439 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$46.54$29.29
ArkansasArkansas$46.05$29.12
ArizonaArizona$49.41$30.31
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$52.66$31.07
Chico, CACalifornia$52.49$30.90
El Centro, CACalifornia$52.50$30.90
Fresno, CACalifornia$52.49$30.90
Hanford, CACalifornia$52.49$30.90

99439 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$46.05

$63.03

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99439 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$63.031
AL$46.541
AR$46.051
AZ$49.411
CA$52.49–$63.4529
CO$51.971
CT$53.211
DC$56.411
DE$50.081
FL$50.16–$54.033
GA$48.01–$51.252
GU$53.211
HI$53.211
IA$47.271
ID$47.521
IL$49.17–$52.894
IN$47.721
KS$47.171
KY$47.481
LA$47.45–$49.162
MA$51.82–$56.132
MD$50.84–$56.413
ME$47.77–$49.592
MI$48.44–$50.692
MN$50.001
MO$46.89–$49.223
MS$46.471
MT$50.431
NC$48.131
ND$49.441
NE$47.441
NH$51.271
NJ$53.87–$56.082
NM$48.661
NV$50.181
NY$48.67–$58.165
OH$48.241
OK$47.351
OR$49.84–$53.202
PA$48.26–$52.222
PR$50.691
RI$51.541
SC$48.261
SD$49.331
TN$47.351
TX$48.03–$51.768
UT$48.741
VA$49.51–$56.412
VI$50.691
VT$49.361
WA$51.69–$57.062
WI$48.211
WV$47.831
WY$50.001

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How the 99439 rate is calculated

Each of 99439’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 99439

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.70

0.70 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.76

0.76 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.05

0.05 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.5100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$50.44

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Ohio inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

13,111

Code
99439
Physician work
0.70
Practice expense
0.76
Malpractice
0.05

GPCI2026.csv

85

Locality
Ohio
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.913
Malpractice
1.008
Office calculation for 99439 in Ohio
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.70× 1.0000.7000
Practice expense0.76× 0.9130.6939
Malpractice0.05× 1.0080.0504
Total RVUs1.4443
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Ohio$48.24

Office: (0.7 × 1 + 0.76 × 0.913 + 0.05 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $48.24

Facility: (0.7 × 1 + 0.17 × 0.913 + 0.05 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $30.25

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Payment rules and modifiers for 99439

The CMS indicators that decide how 99439 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 99439

Chronic care management, clinical staff, each additional 20 minutes

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodZZZAdd-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

How 99439 has changed in Ohio

99439 · Office / nonfacility

$48.24

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.22 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $44.02 to $48.24 (9.6%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release
  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $44.02changed to$48.24

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.68 changed to 0.76
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.911 changed to 0.913
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.033 changed to 1.008

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $45.94changed to$44.02

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 0.69 changed to 0.68
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.04

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $45.19changed to$45.94

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $45.56changed to$45.19

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 0.66 changed to 0.69
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.912 changed to 0.911
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.063 changed to 1.033
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $46.65changed to$45.56

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.65 changed to 0.66
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.04
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.913 changed to 0.912
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.094 changed to 1.063

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $36.30changed to$46.65

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Work RVU 0.54 changed to 0.70
    • Practice expense RVU 0.50 changed to 0.65
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    No ratechanged to$36.30

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D, RVU17A, RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1, RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D, RVU19A, RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D, RVU20A, RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$48.24$30.25RVU26D
2026-07-01$48.24$30.25RVU26C
2026-04-01$48.24$30.25RVU26B
2026-01-01$48.24$30.25RVU26A
2025-10-01$44.02$32.23RVU25D
2025-07-01$44.02$32.23RVU25C
2025-04-01$44.02$32.23RVU25B
2025-01-01$44.02$32.23RVU25A
2024-10-01$45.94$33.81RVU24D
2024-07-01$45.94$33.81RVU24C
2024-04-01$45.94$33.81RVU24B
2024-03-09$45.94$33.81RVU24AR
2024-01-01$45.19$33.26RVU24A
2023-10-01$45.56$34.12RVU23D
2023-07-01$45.56$34.12RVU23C
2023-04-01$45.56$34.12RVU23B
2023-01-01$45.56$34.12RVU23A
2022-10-01$46.65$35.60RVU22D
2022-07-01$46.65$35.60RVU22C
2022-04-01$46.65$35.60RVU22B
2022-01-01$46.65$35.60RVU22A
2021-10-01$36.30$27.70RVU21D
2021-07-01$36.30$27.70RVU21C
2021-04-01$36.30$27.70RVU21B
2021-01-01$36.30$27.70RVU21A
2020-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20D
2020-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20C
2020-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20B
2020-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20A
2019-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19D
2019-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19C
2019-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19B
2019-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19A
2018-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18D
2018-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18C
2018-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18B
2018-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17D
2017-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17C
2017-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17B
2017-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17A
2016-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16D
2016-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16C
2016-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16B
2016-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16A
2015-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15D
2015-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15C
2015-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15B
2015-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15A
2014-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14D
2014-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14C
2014-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14B
2014-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14A
2013-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13D
2013-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13C
2013-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13B
2013-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13AR

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Where the Ohio rate applies

Ohio is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1265 cities and communities in Ohio. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Ada
  • Adamsville
  • Addyston
  • Adelphi
  • Adena
  • Ai
  • Akron

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99439 billing questions

How much total time is needed before 99439 can be billed?

At least 40 minutes of qualifying CCM time in the calendar month supports 99490 and one unit of 99439; at least 60 minutes supports 99490 and two units.

How many units of 99439 does Medicare allow per month?

Medicare permits up to two units per calendar month, each representing a full additional 20 minutes beyond the initial time reported with 99490.

Which add-on reports additional CCM time personally furnished by a physician or QHP?

Use 99437 with 99491 for an additional 30 minutes of personally furnished CCM. Code 99439 is the additional-time code paired with clinical staff CCM code 99490.

Can 99439 be reported in the same month as complex chronic care management?

No. Do not report 99490 and 99439 with complex CCM codes 99487 or 99489 for the same patient in the same month.

Can remote physiologic monitoring be billed in the same month as 99439?

Yes. Medicare allows remote physiologic monitoring treatment management, such as 99457 or 99458, in the same month as CCM, but the same minutes cannot be counted toward both services.

Does a partial 20-minute block count toward an additional unit?

No. Each unit of 99439 requires a full additional 20 minutes; a shorter remaining interval is not separately reportable.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 99439PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 13,111 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for OhioGPCI2026.csv, line 85 (RVU26D)

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