Posts Tagged ‘Telehealth’

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the telehealth site facility fee payment amount. Effective Jan. 1, the fee for telehealth services is increased annually by the Medicare Economic Index (MEI). For 2010, the MEI increase is 1.2 percent.

The 2010 telehealth site facility fee payment amount for HCPCS Level II code Q3014 Telehealth originating site facility fee is 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or $24—up from $23.72 in 2009. Patients are responsible for any unmet deductible amount or coinsurance.

The Medicare telehealth originating site facility fee for telehealth services provided from Oct. 1, 2001 through Dec. 31, 2002 is $20. The fee is increased each subsequent year by the MEI. Read more »

The 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, published Nov. 19, 2008, produced a number of policy changes for health care professionals. Included in these changes is the payment amount for HCPCS Level II code Q3014 Telehealth originating site facility fee.

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As of Jan. 1, 2009, eligible originating sites for payment of telehealth services will include hospital-based or critical access hospital-based renal dialysis facilities (including satellites), skilled nursing facilities and community mental health centers. This amendment to the Social Security Act is mandated by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008. Read more »