tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 6

CPT® 2017: Capture Telehealth Pay With New POS and Modifier Labels

Grasp CMS Rules, too. With advancing technology, you might find your surgeons spending more time connecting with patients remotely using audiovisual communication — a type of telehealth service, also known as telemedicine. Now you have some new code designations, modifiers, and instructions in 2017 that you’ll need to understand if you want to collect appropriate pay for these services. Snapshot: The CPT® Editorial Panel has long considered how to capture telemedicine services, according to experts such as David A. McKenzie, CAE, reimbursement director for the American College of Emergency Physicians in Irving, TX. Now a joint CPT® and...

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