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# 99496 Transitional care management, high complexity

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

Care coordination for the 30 days after a patient is discharged from a facility, with high-complexity medical decision making.

## What to know

-   Requires contact with the patient within 2 business days of discharge and a face-to-face visit within 7 days.

## Related codes

-   [`99495` Transitional care management, moderate complexity CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99495/)
-   [`99239` Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99239/)

## 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

Care management

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