decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2017 Issue 6 (June)
Telemedicine services / Eligible services
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Article Overview
This article is a Medicare telehealth reference for practitioners and coders who need to understand which categories of services were eligible for distant-site billing in 2016. It summarizes the service groups covered, the CMS change request cited, and the timeframes when each category became effective, without providing full coding guidance or detailed selection rules.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps billing and coding professionals verify whether a telehealth service falls within the article’s covered Medicare service categories and understand the historical effective-date context tied to CMS guidance.
What You Will Learn
- Which broad categories of Medicare telehealth services are listed as eligible for billing
- How the article organizes service categories by specialty or setting
- Which CMS reference and effective-date context the article cites
- Which groups of telehealth-related services are discussed in relation to Medicare coverage
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing professionals
- Revenue cycle staff
- Compliance teams
- Telehealth program administrators
- Healthcare providers billing Medicare telehealth services
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Code Ranges Discussed
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