99427 Prin care mgmt staff ea addl
What 99427 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Prin care mgmt staff ea addl.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 99427 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.71 | 0.86 | 0.05 | 1.62 | $54.11 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.71 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.94 | $31.40 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Add-on code: global period of the primary procedure applies.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 99427 at 2 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 99427? These codes are bundled into it
99427 is a Column 1 code in 90 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0362T | Bhv id suprt assmt ea 15 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0373T | Adapt bhv tx ea 15 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0469T | Rta polarize scan oc scr bi | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
0488T | Diabetes prev online/elec | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
94002 | Vent mgmt inpat init day | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
94003 | Vent mgmt inpat subq day | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
94004 | Vent mgmt nf per day | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
94660 | Cpap initiation&mgmt | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96127 | Brief emotional/behav assmt | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
97151 | Bhv id assmt by phys/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97153 | Adaptive behavior tx by tech | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97154 | Grp adapt bhv tx by tech | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97155 | Adapt behavior tx phys/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97156 | Fam adapt bhv tx gdn phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97157 | Mult fam adapt bhv tx gdn | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
97158 | Grp adapt bhv tx by phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99172 | Ocular function screen | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99173 | Visual acuity screen | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99174 | Ocular instrumnt screen bil | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99177 | Ocular instrumnt screen bil | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99202 | Office o/p new sf 15 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99203 | Office o/p new low 30 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99204 | Office o/p new mod 45 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99205 | Office o/p new hi 60 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99211 | Off/op est may x req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99212 | Office o/p est sf 10 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99213 | Office o/p est low 20 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 90 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
99427 is bundled into these codes
99427 appears as a Column 2 code in 150 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 99427 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0395T | Hdr elctr ntrst/ntrcv brchtx | 0 | Check pair |
0733T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab ther sply | 0 | Check pair |
0734T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt | 0 | Check pair |
77261 | Ther radiology tx plng smpl | 1 | Check pair |
77262 | Ther radiology tx plng intrm | 1 | Check pair |
77263 | Ther radiology tx plng cplx | 1 | Check pair |
77280 | Ther rad simulaj field smpl | 1 | Check pair |
77285 | Ther rad simulaj field intrm | 1 | Check pair |
77290 | Ther rad simulaj field cplx | 1 | Check pair |
77293 | Respirator motion mgmt simul | 1 | Check pair |
77295 | 3-d radiotherapy plan | 1 | Check pair |
77300 | Radiation therapy dose plan | 1 | Check pair |
77301 | Radiotherapy dose plan imrt | 1 | Check pair |
77306 | Telethx isodose plan simple | 1 | Check pair |
77307 | Telethx isodose plan cplx | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.