99439 Chrnc care mgmt staf ea addl
What 99439 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Chrnc care mgmt staf 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 99439 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.05 | 1.51 | $50.44 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.70 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.92 | $30.73 |
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 99439 at 2 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 99439? These codes are bundled into it
99439 is a Column 1 code in 58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
90951 | Esrd serv 4 visits p mo <2yr | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90952 | Esrd serv 2-3 vsts p mo <2yr | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90953 | Esrd serv 1 visit p mo <2yrs | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90954 | Esrd serv 4 vsts p mo 2-11 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90955 | Esrd srv 2-3 vsts p mo 2-11 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90956 | Esrd srv 1 visit p mo 2-11 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90957 | Esrd srv 4 vsts p mo 12-19 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90958 | Esrd srv 2-3 vsts p mo 12-19 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90959 | Esrd serv 1 vst p mo 12-19 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90960 | Esrd srv 4 visits p mo 20+ | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90961 | Esrd srv 2-3 vsts p mo 20+ | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90962 | Esrd serv 1 visit p mo 20+ | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90963 | Esrd home pt serv p mo <2yrs | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90964 | Esrd home pt serv p mo 2-11 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90965 | Esrd home pt serv p mo 12-19 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90966 | Esrd home pt serv p mo 20+ | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90967 | Esrd svc pr day pt <2 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90968 | Esrd svc pr day pt 2-11 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90969 | Esrd svc pr day pt 12-19 | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
90970 | Esrd svc pr day pt 20+ | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
93792 | Pt/caregiver traing home inr | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
93793 | Anticoag mgmt pt warfarin | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98960 | Edu&trn pt self-mgmt nqhp 1 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98961 | Edu&trn pt slf-mgmt nqhp 2-4 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98962 | Edu&trn pt slf-mgmt nqhp 5-8 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98966 | Ph1 assmt&mgmt nqhp 5-10 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98967 | Ph1 assmt&mgmt nqhp 11-20 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98968 | Ph1 assmt&mgmt nqhp 21-30 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98970 | Nqhp ol dig assmt&mgmt 5-10 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
98971 | Nqhp ol dig assmt&mgmt 11-20 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 58 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
99439 is bundled into these codes
99439 appears as a Column 2 code in 10 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 99439 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0733T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab ther sply | 0 | Check pair |
0734T | Rem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt | 0 | Check pair |
80503 | Path clin consltj sf 5-20 | 0 | Check pair |
80504 | Path clin consltj mod 21-40 | 0 | Check pair |
98978 | Rtm dev sply cbt 16-30 d | 0 | Check pair |
99425 | Prin care mgmt phys ea addl | 0 | Check pair |
99427 | Prin care mgmt staff ea addl | 0 | Check pair |
99437 | Chrnc care mgmt phys ea addl | 0 | Check pair |
99487 | Cplx chrnc care 1st 60 min | 0 | Check pair |
99491 | Chrnc care mgmt phys 1st 30 | 0 | 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.