Remote Therapeutic Monitoring: CPT Code 98975

Effective January 1, 2022, there were 5 new CPT codes to describe remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) and RTM management services. Beginning January 1, 2023, there was an additional RTM CPT code added for cognitive behavioral therapy. There remains much confusion on when can you bill each CPT code, how often can you bill each CPT, what constitutes monitoring and what documentation is required to support the billing of each CPT code. In this article, I will answer the following questions I have been receiving about CPT code 98975. Next week, I will publish an article answering questions on CPT codes … Read More

Understanding Remote Therapeutic Monitoring as it Applies to Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy

Rick Gawenda

Please join us on March 24, 2022 from 1:00PM – 2:30PM eastern daylight time. This 1.5-hour webinar will teach participants about the new remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) CPT codes that became effective with dates of service on and after January 1, 2022, and provide some case scenarios to assist physical and occupational therapists to utilize and bill for the RTM codes appropriately.

Understanding the New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring CPT Codes

Effective January 1, 2022, there were 5 new CPT codes to describe remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM). In this article, I will answer the following questions I have been receiving about these new CPT codes. What are the new CPT codes that describe RTM and what is the description of each of the new RTM CPT codes? What is the difference between the new Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) codes and the existing Remote Physiological Monitoring (RPM) codes? Can physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) bill the RTM codes to Medicare and other insurance carriers and be reimbursed … Read More

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring CPT Codes for CY 2022

Effective January 1, 2022, there will be 5 new CPT codes to describe remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM). In this article, I will answer some of the questions I have been receiving about these new CPT codes.