CPT procedure code

99218

Medicare payment

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No national Medicare fee schedule we hold prices 99218. CMS fee schedules ↗

Code definition

Code

99218

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

This CPT code is not in our curated reference. CPT codes are maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). Full descriptions require an AMA license.

Policy activity for CPT 99218

CLV Intelligence is tracking 1 policy change that cite CPT 99218 most recently on 2026-09-12, drawn from 1 LCD/NCD coverage update. The changes span Outpatient.

LCD/NCD coverage update: 1

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 99218 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.

Policy changes matched to 99218

Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.

LCD L34552: Outpatient Observation Bed/Room Services — Palmetto GBA

Outpatient · LCD-L34552

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

Low

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