CMS nixes G codes for RTM services, will allow general supervision

Why This Topic Matters

The policy change affects how RTM treatment management services are supervised and billed under Medicare, which can influence practice workflow, billing compliance, and access to RTM services. It also signals CMS’s direction for RTM code implementation and how therapists may be affected by supervision rules.

Article Sections

1. CMS final policy on RTM supervision and G codes

   Summarizes the agency’s final decision on remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services and the broader supervision framework under the 2023 physician fee schedule.

2. Impact on therapists

   Discusses how the policy may affect therapists and therapy assistants, including the article’s focus on supervision considerations and practice implications.

3. CMS reverses course

   Reviews the proposed RTM-related HCPCS G codes, the shift to CPT-based RTM coding in 2023, and comments submitted to CMS about administrative and payment concerns.