$88.69
Choose 99491 for at least 30 minutes of CCM personally performed by the physician or qualified health care professional; 99490 is based on at least 20 minutes of directed clinical staff time.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
99490 Chronic care management Medicare reimbursement rates in Delaware
Monthly clinical staff care management for patients with at least two qualifying chronic conditions, reported after 20 minutes in a calendar month. Compare 99490 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Delaware.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 99490 in Delaware?
Delaware has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$65.70
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Delaware
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$43.59
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Delaware
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Care management
About 99490: Chronic care management, clinical staff first 20 minutes
Monthly clinical staff care management for patients with at least two qualifying chronic conditions, reported after 20 minutes in a calendar month.
This service coordinates care for patients with at least two chronic conditions expected to last 12 months or until death and posing significant risk of death, acute exacerbation, or functional decline. Clinical staff working under a physician or qualified health care professional may review medications, update the care plan, coordinate with specialists or home health, and follow up by phone or portal. Primary care and internal medicine practices commonly furnish this care between visits.
Report 99490 once per calendar month when clinical staff time reaches 20 minutes; report each additional full 20 minutes with 99439. Document consent, qualifying conditions, the comprehensive care plan, activities performed, and the time spent. For new patients or those not seen in the prior year, CMS requires an initiating face-to-face visit, such as an E/M visit, annual wellness visit, or initial preventive physical examination. Staff may furnish CCM under general supervision. Only one practitioner may bill CCM for a patient in a calendar month.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.00 · 51%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.91 · 46%
- Malpractice RVU0.07 · 4%
6.9M
Medicare services in 2024 · #29 by national volume
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.
99490 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
$143.20
99487 requires at least 60 minutes of staff time, moderate or high complexity medical decision making, and establishment or substantial revision of the comprehensive care plan. Use 99490 when its requirements are met instead.
$86.96
99424 is based on physician or qualified health care professional time managing one qualifying high-risk chronic condition. 99490 requires clinical staff time managing at least two qualifying chronic conditions.
$57.11
99484 covers general behavioral health integration for a behavioral health condition. 99490 covers comprehensive care management for at least two qualifying chronic conditions, which may include behavioral health conditions.
Compare 99490 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Delaware →
Office / nonfacility
$65.70
Facility
$43.59
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 99490 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
13,154
- Code
- 99490
- Physician work
- 1.00
- Practice expense
- 0.91
- Malpractice
- 0.07
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.00 | × 1.005 | 1.0050 |
| Practice expense | 0.91 | × 0.988 | 0.8991 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | × 0.899 | 0.0629 |
| Total RVUs | 1.9670 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$65.70
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 0.91 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.899 |
(1 × 1.005 + 0.91 × 0.988 + 0.07 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $65.70
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 0.24 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.899 |
(1 × 1.005 + 0.24 × 0.988 + 0.07 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $43.59
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
99490 billing questions
How does 99490 differ from 99491?
99490 counts clinical staff time directed by the billing practitioner, with a 20-minute threshold. 99491 requires at least 30 minutes personally spent by the physician or qualified health care professional.
Can 99490 and 99487 be billed in the same month?
No. Complex CCM under 99487 requires at least 60 minutes of staff time, moderate or high complexity medical decision making, and establishment or substantial revision of the care plan. Report the code supported by that month's work.
How is time beyond the first 20 minutes reported?
Report 99439 with 99490 for each additional full 20 minutes of clinical staff time in the calendar month. The first additional unit requires at least 40 total minutes.
What consent documentation is needed?
Record that the patient agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive CCM and was informed about cost sharing and the right to stop the service. Obtain consent before the first billed month.
Can 99490 be billed with transitional care management?
Yes. CCM and transitional care management under 99495 or 99496 may be reported for the same month when each service's requirements are met. Do not count the same minutes toward both.
Does face-to-face visit time count toward the 20 minutes?
Do not count time spent furnishing a separately billed E/M visit. Count documented clinical staff time spent on qualifying CCM activities, whether those activities occur in person or remotely.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
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