{"id":11559,"date":"2020-07-29T15:13:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T09:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=11559"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:33:06","slug":"physicians-ought-to-know-about-telemedicine-modifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/physicians-ought-to-know-about-telemedicine-modifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Physicians ought to know about telemedicine modifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Telemedicine permit health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology. It is viewed as a cost-effective alternative to the more traditional face-to-face way of providing medical care that states can choose to cover under Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaid.gov\/medicaid\/benefits\/telemedicine\/index.html\">Telemedicine<\/a>\u00a0allows improving a patient&#8217;s health by permitting two-way:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-8\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Interactive communication between the patients in real-time<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-9\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The physician or practitioner located at the distant site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Telemedicine includes various technologies such as telephones, facsimile machines, electronic mail systems, and remote patient monitoring devices, which are used to collect and transmit patient data for monitoring and interpretation. Generally different terms used in telemedicine for which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/physician-group.aspx\">physicians<\/a> must be aware.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-11\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Common terms used in Telemedicine<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Distant or Hub site:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The site at which physician or other licensed practitioner is delivering the service via a telecommunications system<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Originating or Spoke site: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Location of the Medicaid patient at the time of the service being offered via a telecommunications system<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Asynchronous or &#8220;Store and Forward&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Data transfer from one site to another with the help of the recording devices an image that is sent (forwarded) via telecommunication to another site for consultation. For instance, a camera or similar device that records<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Medical Codes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">States may select from a variety of HCPCS codes (T1014 and Q3014), CPT codes, and modifiers (GT, U1-UD) to identify, track, and reimburse for telemedicine services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-20\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>After knowing various terminologies used in telehealth now, Lets\u2019 look at different modifiers used for reimbursement for telemedicine services:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ai-optimize-21\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Telehealth modifier<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-22\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Various modifiers of Telehealth must be submitted with distant site telehealth services. Generally, interactive audio and video communications are used to permit real-time communication between distant site physician\/practitioner and patient. Patients must be present and participating in the telehealth visit.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ai-optimize-23\" style=\"text-align: left;\">G0 (zero) &#8211; modifier G0 is valid for<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-24\">Telehealth distant site codes billed with a place of service (POS) code 02; or<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-25\">Critical access hospitals, CAH method II (revenue codes 096X, 097X, or 098X); or<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-26\">Telehealth originating site facility fee billed with HCPCS code Q3014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"ai-optimize-27\" style=\"text-align: left;\">GQ<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-28\">Telehealth service rendered via an asynchronous telecommunications system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"ai-optimize-29\" style=\"text-align: left;\">GT<\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-30\">Interactive audio and video telecommunication systems<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-31\">For professional claims, the use of modifier GT has been eliminated and the use of the telehealth POS code 02 certifies that the service meets the telehealth requirements.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-32\">The GT modifier is only allowed on institutional claims which are billed by CAH Method II providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-33\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Medicare previously required providers to submit claims for telehealth services using the appropriate procedure code along with the telehealth GT or GQ modifier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-34\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The claim line will be rejected if the GT modifier is billed by other provider types. However, the GQ modifier is still needed when applicable (e.g., for those providers participating in the Alaska or Hawaii federal telemedicine demonstration programs)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-35\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Telemedicine services in COVID-19<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-36\">Under the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act and Section 1135 waiver authority, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded access to Medicare telehealth services so that beneficiaries can get a wider range of services from their doctors and other clinicians without traveling to a health care facility.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-37\">Under this Section 1135 waiver expansion, various providers, such as doctors, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers can offer a specific set of telehealth services such as evaluation and management visits (common office visits), mental health counseling, and preventive health screenings.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-38\">Beneficiaries can get telehealth services irrespective of location including a physician\u2019s office, hospital, nursing home or rural health clinic, and from their homes. This change enables telehealth flexibility without regard to the beneficiary\u2019s diagnosis because at this critical point it is important to ensure beneficiaries follow CDC guidance including practicing social distancing to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-39\">This change is helpful in the prevention of vulnerable beneficiaries from unnecessarily entering a health care facility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"ai-optimize-40\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The following table provides a summary of the POS and modifier requirements for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafp.org\/journals\/fpm\/blogs\/gettingpaid\/entry\/coronavirus_modifier_coding.html\">Medicare Part B:<\/a><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\"><strong>SERVICE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><strong>PLACE OF SERVICE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><strong>MODIFIER(S)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Office visit related to COVID-19 testing<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">11 \u2013 Office<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">-CS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Telehealth visit related to COVID-19 testing<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">11 \u2013 Office<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">-95, -CS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Office visit not related to COVID-19<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">11 \u2013 Office<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Telehealth visit not related to COVID-19<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">11 \u2013 Office<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">-95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Virtual Check-In (HCPCS G2012, G2010)<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">11 \u2013 Office<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">E-Visit (CPT 99421-99423)<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">11 \u2013 Office<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Telephone Evaluation and Management (CPT 99441-99443)<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">11 \u2013 Office<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-41\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commercial payers are generally following Medicare\u2019s lead in terms of coverage and policy. However, coding guidance varies from payer to payer. Moreover, appropriate diagnosis coding can help further distinguish services related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-42\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have more doubts regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/5Xx2d3\">telemedicine billing questions<\/a>? Feel free to contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@medicalbillersandcoders.com\">info@medicalbillersandcoders.com<\/a> and we will try our best to help you out. We help providers to get paid for their telemedicine patient care services.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ai-optimize-43\">FAQs:<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-44\">1. What is telemedicine?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-45\">Telemedicine allows healthcare professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients remotely using telecommunications technology, offering a cost-effective alternative to traditional in-person care.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-46\">2. What are the key terms associated with telemedicine?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-47\">Key terms include the Distant Site (where the provider is located), Originating Site (where the patient is), and Asynchronous Communication (data sent for later review).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-48\">3. Which modifiers are used for telemedicine billing?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-49\">Common modifiers include G0 (for services with a specific place of service), GT (for interactive audio and video), and GQ (for asynchronous services).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-50\">4. How has COVID-19 impacted telemedicine services?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-51\">CMS expanded access to telehealth services, allowing a broader range of providers to offer services remotely, thus minimizing the need for patients to visit healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-52\">5. What should I consider for telemedicine billing?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-53\">Ensure proper documentation, use the correct modifiers and place of service codes, and stay updated on payer guidelines, as coding practices may vary among different insurers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telemedicine permit health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology. It is viewed as a cost-effective alternative to the more traditional face-to-face way of providing medical care that states can choose to cover under Medicaid. 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