Six years after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolled out the first standalone billing code for remote patient monitoring, there is debate over how the technology will be reimbursed. The American Medical Association’s CPT Editorial Panel postponed a May vote on a proposal that would have lowered the threshold for how much remote patient monitoring must occur before a provider can seek reimbursement. The proposal would be a boon to companies in the space — prompting worries they may take unfair advantage of the less strict requirements. The worries comes amid broader concerns over how payers will compensate providers for using different digital health technologies, such as telehealth, since some COVID-19 pandemic-era flexibilities are set to expire.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/digital-health/remote-patient-monitoring-cpt-code-reimbursement