CPT code 0949T defines a 90-day remote technician service for cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) systems in which a technician acquires, verifies, and routes device transmission data to the provider. This code captures non-physician technical work that supports ongoing device surveillance and enables clinicians to make informed management decisions. Nationally, remote device monitoring codes like 0949T are important as the use of implantable cardiac devices and telemonitoring grows, shifting some routine data management to remote technical staff and centralized monitoring centers.

Key payers covered include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find an overview of the code’s clinical role in CCM follow-up, expected service setting (remote outpatient monitoring), commonly reported modifiers, and what to expect in payer coverage approaches. The publication also outlines benchmarking and policy context relevant to remote device monitoring services, including typical documentation elements and operational considerations for monitoring centers.

This summary is intended for national audiences interested in billing, reimbursement policy, and clinical operations related to cardiac device remote monitoring. Data not available in the input: payer-specific fee schedules, associated taxonomies, ICD-10 diagnoses, related codes, and detailed service-line mappings.