Burden of chronic diseases has increased due to aging in South Korea. But chronic care has faced many challenges. Primary care should be strengthened for effective chronic care. In addition to fee-for-service (FFS), new payment methods should be applied to improve quality of chronic care. This study aimed to develop a payment model for chronic care in primary care and calculate a fee for initial assessment and planning (initial assessment fee) which will be applied in the second year of Community-Based Primary Care (CBPC) project.