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Why would they even consider not making this permanent? In the gov's own words:
"Telehealth can increase access to health care in rural communities."
Why would you not want to increase access to health care in rural communities?
"Telehealth can increase access to health care in rural communities."
Why would you not want to increase access to health care in rural communities?
Rural health
Telehealth can increase access to health care in rural communities. To support access to care, telehealth policies allow:Just received an email from my employer that Medicare still allows the regular office code + 95 modifier but commercial payers are using new codes (98000-98007 and 99417) for audio-video telemed.
Have any of you been using these? Any clue how they reimburse compared to regular office codes?
Have any of you been using these? Any clue how they reimburse compared to regular office codes?
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I’ve started using the 980- codes, they have the exact same RVU value as the corresponding 9921- office codes. I mainly use 98006 which is 1.92 RVU, just like 99214.
It looks like it's tied to the timeline of the CR so it must be budget related? I would guess that CMS could make it permanent
