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# 99215 Established patient office visit, high complexity

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

The highest-level established patient office or outpatient visit, for high-complexity medical decision making.

## What to know

-   Time threshold: 40 minutes or more of total practitioner time on the date of the visit.
-   Prolonged time beyond this is reported with 99417 (or G2212 for Medicare).

## Related codes

-   [`99214` Established patient office visit, moderate complexity CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99214/)
-   [`99205` New patient office visit, high complexity CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99205/)
-   [`99417` Prolonged office visit time, each 15 minutes (add-on) CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99417/)

## From the source

This is BillingBrief’s own explanation, not the official CPT descriptor. For the official code set, see the [American Medical Association](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt).

Code set

CPT

Category

Office visits (E/M)

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