Behavioral Health Telehealth Billing in 2024
Until the end of December 2024, Medicare and some Medicaid programs will cover telemedicine services, including Behavioral Health RCM, thanks to strong support from the Federal Government, States’ Medicaid agencies, and private insurers. For state-specific information on Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth, visit the Center of Connected Health Policy’s interactive policy trends maps.
Medicare and Medicaid Coverage: The blog highlights that telebehavioral health services will remain covered by Medicare and some Medicaid programs until 2024 December. Through the Center for Connected Health Policy, providers can access states pecific information on reimbursement of telehealth services under the Medicaid program.
Billing & Coding Cheat Sheet: A detailed list of the instructions on how to code in Medicare is presented, including telehealth CPT codes for a number of mental health services. The codes for the Audio Only Services, which will run up to December 24, 2024, are also included.
Private Insurance Guidelines: The article focuses on the importance of understanding telehealth billing codes in particular with regard to changes that have occurred due to a COVID 19 public health emergency. It calls for consultation of existing state legislation and reimbursement policies with resources such as the National Policy Centre.
Non-Covered Services: This blog has also been written to assist healthcare professionals in avoiding billing errors, and lists tele mental health services not eligible for reimbursement by the federal government.
State-Specific Medicaid Policies: Each state has its policies for behavioral health telehealth and tele mental health coverage. This blog urges providers to make sure they are aware of these different policies for the purposes of correctly billing.
Each state has its policies for behavioral health telehealth and tele mental health coverage. This blog urges providers to make sure they are aware of these different policies for the purposes of correctly billing.To know more in detail, explore our blog page here and submit your behavioral health query. You also have a chance to avail of our $2000 worth of Lost revenue recovery audit for no charge.
