CPT code 99489: Complex chronic care management, each additional 30 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $87.78 for 99489 in the office and $47.25 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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

What 99489 covers

Complex chronic care management is a monthly, non-face-to-face service for patients with two or more chronic conditions expected to last at least 12 months or until death and posing significant risk of death, acute exacerbation, or functional decline. Clinical staff, such as nurses and medical assistants working under the direction of a physician or qualified health care professional, coordinate with specialists, home health agencies, and pharmacies, manage medications, educate patients and caregivers, and maintain the care plan. Primary care practices, geriatric clinics, and nephrology or cardiology groups managing high-needs patients are typical billers.

Code 99489 captures additional clinical staff time after the first 60 minutes reported with 99487 in the same calendar month. The first 99489 unit requires at least 90 total minutes; each further unit requires another 30 minutes. The primary service requires moderate or high complexity medical decision making and establishment or substantial revision of a comprehensive care plan. Document dated staff activities and cumulative time, patient consent, and the care plan. CMS classifies 99489 as an add-on, payable only with its primary service within that service's global period. Its practice expense RVUs are higher in the office than in a facility.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 99489

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 99489 runs from $71.04 in Arkansas to $99.50 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $87.78. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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99489 rates by state

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How the 99489 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 99489

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Codes related to 99489

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How 99489 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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.

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