RTM is transforming how physical therapists deliver care beyond the clinic. By combining digital therapeutic tools with a structured reimbursement framework, providers can monitor patient progress remotely, track adherence, and manage treatment time, all while maximizing revenue.
Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) are a set of CPT codes that enable healthcare providers to receive reimbursement for serving physical therapy treatment digitally to their patients. Providers can capture this reimbursement by enrolling patients on an FDA-listed medical device, leveraging that device to receive therapeutic data transmissions, and tracking clinician time spent on remote treatment management.
Code | Description | Frequency | Reimbursement |
98975 | Initial set-up and education | Once per episode | $21.71 |
98985 | Patient Activity (2-15 days of activity) | Once per 30-day period | $51.44 |
98977 | Patient Activity (16-30 days of activity) | Once per 30-day period | $51.44 |
98979 | Clinician Time (10-19 minutes of remote treatment management) | Once per calendar month | $26.39 |
98980 | Clinician Time (20-39 minutes of remote treatment management) | Once per calendar month | $54.11 |
98981 | Clinician Time (Additional 20-minute periods of remote treatment management) | Several times per calendar months (as appropriate) | $41.42 |
Note: 98985 and 98977 cannot both be billed in the same 30-day period, and 98979 and 98980 cannot both be billed in the same calendar month. Reimbursement based on CMS national averages.
Worry-free device compliance
Adherence >2x traditional HEP adherence drives superior RTM reimbursement
Track every activity patients complete, down to the repetition
Let us handle the tracking of your treatment management time
Runs directly on patients devices without the need to download an app
