CPT code 98975 is the Remote Therapeutic Monitoring service code for enrolling a patient: obtaining consent, setting up the medical device, and teaching the patient how to use it. It is reported one time per episode of care, at the start of the RTM service.
Remote therapeutic monitoring (eg, respiratory system status, musculoskeletal system status, therapy adherence, therapy response); initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment.
Type of code: Service code
The 2026 CMS Final Rule lowered the monitoring threshold for 98975 from 16 days to 2 days. Under the prior rule, a patient who did not reach 16 days of data within a 30-day period left the set-up code unbillable, even though the clinical work of consent, set-up, and education had already been done.
The 2-day threshold reflects how patients actually ramp into a home program, and it gives practices room to start RTM earlier in the plan of care. For the full picture of what the rule changed across the code set, read our breakdown of the 2026 CMS Final Rule and RTM.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the CPT codes for RTM can be billed by "physicians and other eligible qualified healthcare professionals." That includes:
RTM codes can be billed in the private practice setting, where the practice is considered a supplier under Medicare. They can also be billed in facility settings such as hospital outpatient therapy departments, rehabilitation agencies, home health agencies delivering Part B in the home, and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, where the entity is considered a provider under Medicare.
The 2024 CMS Final Rule clarified the rules of general supervision. Physical therapists and occupational therapists in private practice may provide general supervision for RTM services furnished by their PTAs and OTAs, respectively. This allows RTM management services to be performed outside the clinic, which is what makes comprehensive at-home support practical to deliver.
Therapists and therapist assistants must be licensed in the state where the patient is physically located. As of Jan. 1, 2026, 35 states are actively issuing and accepting PT Compact privileges, which can help practices serving patients across state lines.
Because of on-site supervision requirements in their state practice acts, PTAs may not furnish RTM services in Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, West Virginia, New York, Arizona, or Wisconsin. In those states, a PT must furnish the service.
In all cases, providers must practice in accordance with applicable state and scope of practice laws.
CPT code 98975 may be billed once per episode of care. Do not report 98975 for cumulative monitoring of less than 2 days.
In practice, the code is earned at enrollment and reported once the patient has transmitted data on at least 2 days of the 30-day period. If treatment goals are met and the patient later returns for a new episode of care, a new set-up and education encounter supports a new 98975.
The 2026 national average reimbursement for 98975 is $21.71. Practices participating in an Advanced Alternative Payment Model receive a national average of $21.82. The 2025 national average was $19.73.
Payment varies by locality. Check your MAC's fee schedule for rates specific to your region.
As of Jan. 1, 2026, there are ten CPT codes for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring. Six apply to musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, and two of those six are new this year. The RTM CPT codes break down into service codes and treatment management codes.
98975 is the entry point. It is reported once, at the front of the episode. The device supply and treatment management codes then recur as long as the patient stays engaged and the practice keeps furnishing the service.
A physical therapist evaluates a patient and establishes a plan of care that includes a home exercise program. Based on that plan, the PT determines the patient is a good candidate for remote therapeutic monitoring and enrolls her.
The PT obtains and documents the patient's consent for RTM, sets her up on the platform, reviews the HEP, and educates her on how to use the app: which data to enter, how to enter it, how often to enter it, and how often to perform her exercises.
Over the first 30-day period, the patient is engaged on the Limber platform on 22 days. She completes her exercises on 16 of those days, logs a daily pain rating on 22, and responds to an outcomes assessment.
The patient cleared the 2-day minimum well before the end of the period, so the practice reports 98975 once for this episode of care. Because she also reached 16 days of data within the 30-day period, the practice reports 98977 for device supply rather than 98985.
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For a broader look at how RTM works in a rehab therapy practice, start with our complete guide to Remote Therapeutic Monitoring.
Last updated: September 2026. Reflects the CY2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.
The information provided here about the Remote Therapeutic Monitoring CPT codes is for informational purposes only and does not constitute billing or legal advice.
No. As of Jan. 1, 2026, 98975 requires at least 2 days of cumulative monitoring in a 30-day period. The 16-day threshold now applies only to 98977, the device supply code for 16 to 30 days of data.
Once per episode of care. An episode begins when the RTM service starts and ends when established treatment goals are met. A subsequent, separate episode of care supports a new 98975.
In most states, yes, under general supervision by the supervising PT or OT. Append the CQ or CO modifier and apply the de minimis reduction. PTAs may not furnish RTM services in Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, West Virginia, New York, Arizona, or Wisconsin.
The device must meet the FDA definition of a medical device. It does not need to be an FDA-approved device.
No. Per the 2024 CMS Final Rule, only one practitioner may bill the RTM codes for a given patient in a 30-day period, even if the patient has been given medical devices by more than one practitioner.
