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

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

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.