Question: What do you know about the new CPT® code for reporting additional practice expenses during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) that was released on September 8? What does it include, and how and when can we use it? Alabama Subscriber Answer: The American Medical Association (AMA) introduced 99072 (Additional supplies, materials, and clinical staff time over and above those usually included in an office visit or other nonfacility service(s), when performed during a Public Health Emergency, as defined by law, due to respiratory-transmitted infectious disease) “in response to the significant additional practice expenses related to activities required to safely provide medical services to patients in person during a PHE over and above those usually included in a medical visit or service,” according to the 2020 Special Edition September Update of CPT® Assistant (Source: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-09/cpt-assistant-guide-coronavirus-september-2020.pdf). The AMA goes on to say that the code “accounts for additional supplies, materials, and clinical staff time required for patient symptom checks over the phone and upon arrival, donning and removing personal protective equipment (PPE), and increased sanitation measures to prevent the spread of communicable disease.” The code, which can only be used in a “non-facility place of service (POS) setting,” will enable you to document such expenses as: The CPT® Assistant Special Edition is vague regarding the code’s documentation requirements, stating only that they “may vary among third-party payers and insurers,” and that those payers “should be contacted to determine their specifications.” The AMA also makes no mention of the code’s relative value units (RVUs) or whether it has a dollar value. Finally, according the CPT® Assistant Special Edition, you can only use the code: