{"id":12602,"date":"2020-12-21T16:42:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=12602"},"modified":"2020-12-21T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:30:43","slug":"how-to-increase-reimbursement-for-telephone-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/how-to-increase-reimbursement-for-telephone-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Increase Reimbursement for Telephone Calls?"},"content":{"rendered":"

CMS recently announced that it will provide parity in payment for telephone\/audio-only services. Specifically, Medicare payment for the telephone evaluation and management visits would be equivalent to Medicare payment for office\/outpatient visits with established patients\u2019 effective March 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

This means that payment for CPT codes 99441-99443 would increase from a range of about $14-$41 to about $46-$110. These services previously had a status indicator of non-covered. Kindly note that CMS did not add 98966\u201398968 to the telehealth list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n2020 wRVU<\/strong><\/td>\nNational non-facility payment<\/strong><\/td>\nNational facility payment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99212<\/strong><\/td>\n0.48<\/td>\n46.13<\/td>\n26.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99213<\/strong><\/td>\n0.97<\/td>\n76.04<\/td>\n52.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99214<\/strong><\/td>\n1.50<\/td>\n110.28<\/td>\n80.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

99441-99443 have been added to the telehealth list, so use the place of service that would have been furnished. In most cases, this will be the place of service office (11) or outpatient department (19, 22). Since they are now telehealth services, add modifier 95. Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants should use codes 99441-99443.<\/p>\n

Other qualified health care professionals who may bill Medicare for their services, such as registered dietitians, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and physical and occupational therapists should use codes 98966-98968.<\/p>\n

To summarize:<\/strong><\/p>\n