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CMS-1403-FC
We will finalize our proposal to add follow-up
inpatient telehealth consultation, as represented by HCPCS
codes G0406 through G0408, to the list of Medicare
telehealth services. We will also finalize our proposal to
add follow-up inpatient telehealth consultations to the
list of Medicare services at §410.78 and §414.65.
Practitioners would use the new HCPCS codes to submit
claims to their Medicare contractors for payment of
follow-up inpatient consultations provided via telehealth.
These new HCPCS codes are limited to the range of services
included in the scope of the previous CPT codes for
follow-up inpatient consultations, and the descriptions
limit the use of such services for telehealth. The HCPCS
codes clearly designate these services as follow-up
inpatient consultations provided via telehealth, and not
subsequent hospital care used for inpatient visits.
Utilization of these codes will allow for payment for these
services, as well as enable us to monitor whether the codes
are used appropriately.
We also will finalize our proposal to establish the
RVUs for these services at the same level as the RVUs
established for subsequent hospital care (as described by
CPT codes 99231 through 99233). Physicians and NPPs
furnishing follow-up inpatient consultations in a
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