CPT procedure code

99283 — Emergency department visit, moderate severity

E/MCPT

Medicare payment

$69.47

2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A

National amount before geographic adjustment. Your MAC's locality rate will differ.

Code definition

Code

99283

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

Description

Emergency department visit, moderate severity

Policy activity for CPT 99283

CLV Intelligence is tracking 1 policy change that cite CPT 99283 most recently on 2026-06-05, drawn from 1 LCD/NCD coverage update. The changes span Cardiology.

LCD/NCD coverage update: 1

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 99283 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 99283

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

LCD L34551: One Day Stays for Chest Pain — Palmetto GBA

Cardiology · LCD-L34551

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

Routine

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