Remote patient monitoring: Is a change coming for codes?

Medical Economics May 7, 2024
Richard Payerchin

Analysts explain potential for new billing codes that could give physicians more flexibility — and reimbursement — for remote monitoring programs.

Medical experts could soon offer guidance on the next step in the evolution of billing codes for remote patient monitoring (RPM).

This month, the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel meeting proposed agenda includes consideration of 15 codes or revised codes used for remote monitoring of patients.

Current codes used for remote monitoring of physiologic conditions were introduced in 2019. Codes followed in 2022 for remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM), which collects information about nonphysiologic data, such as pain levels and medication adherence.

The time is right for a review, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC),...

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