Remote Therapeutic Monitoring
Monitor non-physiologic data of patients utilizing medical devices and seamlessly bill for Medicare RTM services.
$300 Billion
is the annual cost of emergency department visits in the United States due to medication non-adherence.
What is Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)
RTM expands digital health by covering non-physiological data, such as musculoskeletal and respiratory status, and therapy adherence, enhancing patient care and reimbursement opportunities.
Significance of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)
Monitoring patients in the ways described by RTM provides opportunities for lowering spending on preventable hospitalizations, ED visits, and urgent care.
RTM will allow physicians to gain more information on how a patient’s daily life is impacting their conditions and overall health. This allows for the personalization of care plans to enable the best possible patient outcomes.
How RTM and RPM are different
RPM devices must automatically record and transmit physiologic data; self-recorded, self-reported, or manually entered data is not permitted.
RPM codes are Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes billable primarily by physicians, while RTM codes are general medicine codes that can be utilized by nurses and physical therapists.
Comprehensive Feature Set
Remote Therapeutic Monitoring healthviewX Solution
healthviewX RTM enables physicians to seamlessly track non-physiologic data, adjust care plans precisely, and monitor medication adherence and patient-reported responses.
Medicare Remote Physiological Monitoring (RPM) Reimbursement Codes
Physicians and qualified healthcare professionals use current procedural terminology (CPT) codes for billing RPM services and procedures.
| Medicare Reimbursement Code | Description | Reimbursement Rate |
|---|---|---|
| CPT 98975 | RTM (e.g. respiratory system status, musculoskeletal system status, therapy adherence, therapy response); initial set-up and patient education on the use of equipment | $18.82 |
| CPT 98976 | RTM (e.g. respiratory system status, musculoskeletal system status, therapy adherence, therapy response); device(s) supply with scheduled (e.g. daily) recording(s) and/or programmed alert(s) transmission to monitor respiratory system, each 30 days | $54.10 |
| CPT 98977 | RTM (e.g. respiratory system status, musculoskeletal system status, therapy adherence, therapy response); device(s) supply with scheduled (e.g. daily) recording(s) and/or programmed alert(s) transmission to monitor musculoskeletal system, each 30 days | $54.10 |
| CPT 98980 | RTM treatment, physician/other QHCP time in a calendar month requiring at least one interactive communication with the patient/caregiver during the calendar month; first 20 minutes | $48.72 |
| CPT 98981 | RTM treatment, physician/other qualified health care professional time in a calendar month requiring at least one interactive communication with the patient/caregiver during the calendar month; each additional 20 minutes | $39.65 |