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​Telehealth Coding and Billing Resources

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Overview
Telehealth has changed the healthcare delivery landscape. This section offers important resources on delivery, technology, documentation and billing guidance.

Document TitleDateExpirationDescriptionSource
General
Telehealth Services
​Dec-2023
Dec-2024​​CMS MLN
List of Telehealth Services
​Nov-2023​Dec-2024​
​CMS​
Telehealth-Providing Behavioral Health Care via TelehealthDec-2022 No date Tele-Behavioral Health Guidance The Joint Commission
FAQ on Telehealth & COVID-19Jan-2023 No date Frequently Asked Telehealth and COVID-19 Questions American Academy of Family Physicians
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023Feb-2023 No date Senate Bill Extending State Telehealth Access Maryland General Assembly
Advancing a Hybrid Telehealth Model
Oct 2021​​No date

​Medical Revenue Cycle Specialists
Telehealth After the PHE
​Apr-2023​
​No date
​WEDI
Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tool
​No date
​No date
​Assess clinical telehealth capabilities
​Maryland Health Care Commission
AMA Telehealth Practice Implementation
​May-2023
No date​​Telehealth Implementation 
​AMA

Jun-2023​

​No date​

​HHS

​Jul-2023

No date​
​HHS




Jul-2023​

​No date
​Medical Revenue Cycle Specialists

No date

​No date
​American Psychiatric Assosiation
Maryland Medicaid Telehealth Program Policy Guide.pdf
​Aug-2023
​No date




Oct-2023​

No date

Health Systems Press CMS to Let Doctors Use Telehealth at Home

Oct-2023

​No date


​HealthLeaders
WHY DEA'S LATEST MOVE ON TELEHEALTH COULD BE A LIFESAVER
​Nov-2023
No date​
​AMA
CMS
Place of Service Code Set
​Apr-2024
​No date
​CMS
Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule _ CMS.pdfNov-2022 No date CMS
CMS MLN901705 - Telehealth Services (cms.gov)
​Jun-2023
​No date



Telehealth- Medicare payment policy updates 

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Nov-2023




No date




​HHS




CMS EXTENDS MEDICARE TELEHEALTH REIMBURSEMENT WAIVER THROUGH 2024.
​Nov-2023
No date​​HealthLeaders
Coding and Billing
Billing for telehealth
Apr-2024​No date​​HHS
MLN Fact Sheet: Telehealth Billing
​Feb-2024
No date​​CMS
Billing Medicare for Telehealth Services in 2024
​Feb-2024
​No date
​AAPC

Telehealth/Virtual Health Policy, Professional - Reimbursement Policy 
​Feb-2024
No date​
​United Health Care
​State Medicaid Telehealth Coverage
Jan-2023
​No date

​​HHS
​​Navigate Telehealth Rules Through PHE and Beyond
​​Jan-2023
No date​

Updated Covered Telehealth E/M list ​

​​​​Medicare Telehealth Services adding new HCPCS Codes
Jan-2023​
​​No date​

​Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount and Telehealth Services List, CT Modifier Reduction List, and Preventive Services List​

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Telehealth Changes After Covid-19 public health emergencyJan-2023Dec-2024 2023 Telehealth Guidelines HRSA
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary_ CY 2023_MM12982.pdfNov-2022 No date Summary of the CMS Final Rule & Telehealth Updates CMS
https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/list-telehealth-services-calendar-year-2023-updated-11022022.zipNov-2022Dec-2023 List of 2023 CMS Approved Telehealth CPT Codes CMS
Telehealth policy changes after the COVID-19 public health emergency _ Telehealth.HHS.gov.pdfJan-2023Dec-2024 2023 Telehealth Guidelines HRSA
Remote Patient Monitoring
​No date
No date​
​Maryland Medicaid
PHE Expiration Resources
​May-2023
No date​​Telehealth Billing
​MGMA
AMA Telehealth Policy, Coding & Payment
​May-2023
​No date
​Telehealth coding & billing
​AMA
​Jun-2023
​No date
​AMA


Sep-2022​

​No date

​Journal American Medical Association





Oct-2022​

​No date

Health Leaders






Aug-2023​

​No date

AMA









​Sep-2023

​No date
​Payer










No date​

No date​
​HHS










No date

​No date
​HHS







​No date

​No date

​HHS







​Sep-2023

No date​
​AMA




​​Guidelines
​Telehealth service modifiers
Mar-2024​No date​​Novitas
​​Telemental Health Services Reimbursement Policy - Medicare
Multiple dates​​No date
​Optum

Telehealth/Virtual Health Policy Professional

Jan-2024

No date​

United Healthcare

Optum Telehealth Reimbursement Policy

May-2022​

​No date

Optum
FAQ for Optum Members: COVID-19 and Behavioral Health Virtual Visits

​Apr-2020
​No date

​Optum
Optum Behavioral Health: COVID-19 updates to telehealth policies

​Mar-2020
​No date

​Optum
Telehealth policy changes after the COVID-19 public health emergency
Dec-2023​​No date
​HHS
State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Tookit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth COVID-19 Version
​No date
​No date

​CMS
Maryland Health Care Commission Policy & Legislative Reports - Telehealth
​Dec-2022
​No date

​MHCC
Telehealth Implementation PlaybookNov-2021 No date Steps for Telehealth Implementation AMA
Telehealth Readiness Assessment ToolJan-2021 No date Assessing internal Telehealth Processes Maryland Health Care Commission
Telehealth for Treatment of Mental Illness & SUDJun-2021No dateTelehealth for Mental & SUDSAMHSA​
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​Mar-2023

No date​


​HHS



Aug-2023​

No date

​Health Leaders


Aug-2023

​No date

Federal Register RIN 





Oct-2023​

​No date

MGMA



​Oct-2023

​No date