New CPT Code to Cover COVID-19 Related Costs

On September 8th, the American Medical Association released a new CPT code (99072) to report the cost of additional personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning supplies, and clinician / clinical staff time needed to safely provide in-person services during the public health emergency due to COVID-19. 

99072 was created to capture the cost of supplies and activities required to reduce the spread of COVID-19. It can only be used 1x per encounter per day and in non-facility settings.

CMS, state Medicaid plans, and commercial payers have not yet announced whether they will cover this code and if so, what the fee schedule will be. We recommend having your billing team call insurance companies to obtain this information.