New billing requirements for telemedicine services start June 1

Starting June 1, 2018, billing requirements for telemedicine services will change. You’ll need to:

Report all telemedicine services, including telephone and online visits, with the place of service 02.
Use modifiers GT and 95 only if you’re providing telemedicine services with live audio and video telecommunication.

If you deliver an audio-only telehealth service, don’t use modifier GT or 95. However, you need to bill POS 02 in all situations.

Procedure code	Use modifiers GT and 95?	POS
Online visits 99444 and 98969	No	02 — telehealth
Telephone 99441-99443 and 98955-98968
Professional CPT codes Audio only
Professional CPT codes Audio and visual	Yes

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