HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2021 Issue 16 (April)
Healthcare News: CMS adds 24 services to telehealth eligibility list during the PHE
April 20th, 2021
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Article Overview
This article covers a CMS telehealth update affecting Medicare coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency. It explains that additional audiology and speech-language pathology services were added to the telehealth eligibility list, notes the broader context of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule telehealth policy, and references a separate correction that removed certain services from the telehealth list. The article is relevant to coders, billing staff, and providers who track Medicare telehealth policy changes and the CPT services affected.
Why This Topic Matters
Telehealth eligibility changes can affect service delivery, billing workflows, and reimbursement under Medicare during the public health emergency. This update helps readers monitor which service categories were added or removed and when those policy changes apply.
Article Sections
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CMS telehealth update for audiology and speech-language pathology
Overview of the Medicare telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 public health emergency and the service categories involved.
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Examples of newly covered services
A brief discussion of representative audiology and speech-language pathology services included in the update.
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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and related telehealth list changes
Context on how the update relates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and a separate Federal Register correction affecting telehealth eligibility.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS framed the telehealth expansion during the public health emergency
- Which broad clinical service categories were affected
- How the update relates to Medicare telehealth policy changes and fee schedule guidance
- Why recent corrections to the telehealth list matter for coding and billing teams
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing specialists
- Audiology practices
- Speech-language pathology practices
- Medicare compliance staff
- Healthcare administrators
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