tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2021 Issue Q1

Reader Questions: Question Hospital Inpatient Telehealth

Question: Can we report inpatient telehealth evaluation and management (E/M) services to Medicare? This has happened in some cases in our practice due to COVID-19. Nebraska Subscriber Answer: That depends. Medicare won’t cover initial inpatient E/M services performed via telehealth, stating that these services require in-person service. However, Medicare allows you to perform and report subsequent inpatient hospital E/M services via telehealth once every three days. Resource: You can access a current list of Medicare covered Telehealth Services for the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/Telehealth/Telehealth-Codes. ...

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