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CPT 98984: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring—Respiratory Devices (2–15 Days)

CPT code 98984 designates the supply of one or more devices for remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) of the respiratory system for monitoring that occurs two to 15 days within a 30‑day period. This code is part of the growing set of RTM services that enable clinicians to manage respiratory function and therapy adherence remotely using device‑derived data. Nationally, adoption of RTM codes affects care models for chronic respiratory conditions, telehealth integration, and payer coverage policies.

Key payers addressed include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise overview of the code’s clinical intent and service setting, plus benchmarking and policy context where available. The publication outlines common payer coverage patterns and reimbursement considerations, summarizes clinical use cases for short‑interval device monitoring (two to 15 days per 30‑day period), and identifies related billing and coding topics for operational teams.

This summary is intended for billing managers, clinicians implementing RTM programs, and policy analysts seeking a national perspective on RTM respiratory device supply and short‑interval monitoring services.

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CPT code 98984 describes the provision of one or more devices used for remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) of the respiratory system when monitoring occurs for two to 15 days within a 30‑day period. The service focuses on therapeutic device‑based physiological monitoring rather than diagnostic testing or in‑person treatment.

Service type: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring — Respiratory

Typical site of service: Home or other non‑face‑to‑face outpatient settings where the patient uses RTM devices and data are transmitted to the billing provider for therapeutic monitoring and management.

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CPT 98984: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring—Respiratory Devices (2–15 Days)

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Service type: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring — Respiratory

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

A 62-year-old patient with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is discharged from an outpatient pulmonary clinic after an exacerbation requiring outpatient follow-up. The provider supplies an FDA-cleared remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) device that measures respiratory parameters (such as respiratory rate, inhaler usage, or thoracic impedance-derived metrics) and configures the system for home monitoring. The monitoring plan is set for 10 nonconsecutive days of active data collection within a 30-day period. The clinical workflow includes device setup and patient education during the clinic visit, device shipping and activation, remote data review by the clinician or designated clinical staff, adjustment of therapy or follow-up telemedicine visits based on transmitted data, and documentation of device supply and monitoring interval.

Typical site of service is an outpatient clinic, ambulatory surgery center, or hospital outpatient department where the device is provided and patient instruction occurs. The patient scenario commonly involves chronic respiratory disease management such as COPD, asthma with poor control, or other chronic respiratory insufficiency requiring short-interval therapeutic monitoring to assess response to treatment or medication adherence.

Coding Specifications

Modifier	Description	When to Use
`59`	Distinct procedural service	When a separate, distinct RTM supply/service is furnished on the same date as another procedure and documentation supports distinctness.
`25`	Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician on the same day	When an E/M visit for evaluation is performed in addition to supplying the RTM device on the same day.
`26`	Professional component	When reporting only the professional component of a service that has professional and technical portions (rare for device supply but applicable if separation exists).
`TC`	Technical component	When reporting only the technical component of a service (applicable if billing entity supplies device/technical service separate from clinician professional services).
`GQ`	Via asynchronous telecommunications system	When specific payors require this modifier for services delivered via store-and-forward technologies (use per payer guidelines).
`KX`	Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met	When documentation supports that policy criteria for RTM device supply and monitoring have been satisfied (payer-specific usage).
`GA`	Waiver of liability statement on file (no ABN)	When a signed waiver is on file for services that may not be covered by Medicare/other payors.
`GY`	Item or service statutorily excluded, does not meet the definition of any Medicare benefit	When the supplier determines the service is not a Medicare benefit (use per payer rules).
`GZ`	Expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary	When the provider anticipates denial and documents medical necessity but no advance beneficiary notice is obtained.

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
2084P0800X	Pulmonology	Pulmonologists commonly prescribe and interpret RTM respiratory device data.
207RP1001X	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	Rehabilitation physicians may manage respiratory therapy and RTM for chronic respiratory insufficiency.
207K00000X	Family Medicine	Primary care clinicians frequently supply and oversee RTM devices for chronic disease management.
207L00000X	Internal Medicine	Internists manage chronic respiratory conditions and coordinate RTM-based monitoring.
363LP0801X	Clinical Respiratory Care Practitioner (Respiratory Therapist)	Respiratory therapists often perform patient education, device setup, and daily data triage.

Related Diagnoses

ICD-10 Code	Description	Clinical Relevance
`J44.9`	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified	Common indication for short-interval RTM to track respiratory status and therapy effectiveness.
`J45.909`	Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated	Asthma patients with poor control may receive RTM devices to monitor respiratory parameters and inhaler usage.
`J96.11`	Chronic respiratory failure with (acute) exacerbation	RTM can help monitor patients with chronic respiratory failure after discharge or during therapy changes.
`Z79.01`	Long term (current) use of anticoagulants	Included as a comorbidity often present in respiratory patients where close monitoring may influence management (medication adherence relevance).
`R06.02`	Shortness of breath	Symptom code often associated with indications for respiratory monitoring to assess trends and guide care.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`98980`	Remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) treatment management services, initial day of therapy, first 20 minutes	Used when RTM-related treatment management is provided in the 30-day period and time-based remote therapeutic management services are billed.
`98981`	Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services, each additional 20 minutes	Billed in addition to `98980` when cumulative management time exceeds the base 20 minutes during the 30-day period.
`99091`	Collection and interpretation of physiologic data digitally stored and/or transmitted by the patient, requiring a physician or other qualified health care professional to interpret and report (minimum 30 minutes)	May be used when substantial physician-level interpretation of device data meets time thresholds and payer allows; often adjunctive to RTM supply.
`99453`	Remote monitoring of physiologic parameter(s) initial; set-up and patient education on use of equipment	Billed when initial device setup and patient education are performed for remote monitoring; may be applicable if payer differentiates RNM from RTM services.
`99454`	Device supply with daily recordings or programmed alert(s) transmission, each 30 days	Used for remote physiologic monitoring device supply and data transmission across a 30-day period; relates to ongoing device-supplied monitoring that overlaps conceptually with RTM services.

CPT 98985: RTM Musculoskeletal Device Supply, 2–15 Days

CPT-98986-RTM-COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL-THERAPY-DEVICE-MONITORING

CPT 98986: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CPT-99000-SPECIMEN-PREPARATION-AND-TRANSPORT-OFFICE

CPT 99000: Specimen Preparation and Transport from Office

CPT-99001-SPECIMEN-PREPARATION-OFF-SITE-COLLECTION-SEND-OUT-LAB

CPT 99001: Specimen Preparation and Send-Out for Off-Site Collections

CPT-99002-ORTHOTIC-PROSTHETIC-DEVICE-PROVISION-AND-FITTING

CPT 99002: Orthotic, Prosthetic, and Medical Device Provision and Fitting

CPT-99024-POSTOPERATIVE-EM-SERVICE-DURING-GLOBAL-PERIOD

CPT 99024: Postoperative E/M Service During Global Surgical Period

CPT-99026-HOSPITAL-ON-CALL-AVAILABILITY-1-HOUR

CPT 99026: Hospital On-Call Availability, One Hour

CPT-99027-ON-CALL-AVAILABILITY-HOSPITAL

CPT 99027: One-Hour On-Call Availability for Hospital Services

CPT-99050-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-SERVICE

CPT 99050: After-Hours Office Service

CPT-99051-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-EVALUATION

CPT 99051: After-Hours Office Evaluation and Management

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References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Coding Specifications

Modifier	Description	When to Use
`59`	Distinct procedural service	When a separate, distinct RTM supply/service is furnished on the same date as another procedure and documentation supports distinctness.
`25`	Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician on the same day	When an E/M visit for evaluation is performed in addition to supplying the RTM device on the same day.
`26`	Professional component	When reporting only the professional component of a service that has professional and technical portions (rare for device supply but applicable if separation exists).
`TC`	Technical component	When reporting only the technical component of a service (applicable if billing entity supplies device/technical service separate from clinician professional services).
`GQ`	Via asynchronous telecommunications system	When specific payors require this modifier for services delivered via store-and-forward technologies (use per payer guidelines).
`KX`	Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met	When documentation supports that policy criteria for RTM device supply and monitoring have been satisfied (payer-specific usage).
`GA`	Waiver of liability statement on file (no ABN)	When a signed waiver is on file for services that may not be covered by Medicare/other payors.
`GY`	Item or service statutorily excluded, does not meet the definition of any Medicare benefit	When the supplier determines the service is not a Medicare benefit (use per payer rules).
`GZ`	Expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary	When the provider anticipates denial and documents medical necessity but no advance beneficiary notice is obtained.

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
2084P0800X	Pulmonology	Pulmonologists commonly prescribe and interpret RTM respiratory device data.
207RP1001X	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	Rehabilitation physicians may manage respiratory therapy and RTM for chronic respiratory insufficiency.
207K00000X	Family Medicine	Primary care clinicians frequently supply and oversee RTM devices for chronic disease management.
207L00000X	Internal Medicine	Internists manage chronic respiratory conditions and coordinate RTM-based monitoring.
363LP0801X	Clinical Respiratory Care Practitioner (Respiratory Therapist)	Respiratory therapists often perform patient education, device setup, and daily data triage.

Related Diagnoses

ICD-10 Code	Description	Clinical Relevance
`J44.9`	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified	Common indication for short-interval RTM to track respiratory status and therapy effectiveness.
`J45.909`	Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated	Asthma patients with poor control may receive RTM devices to monitor respiratory parameters and inhaler usage.
`J96.11`	Chronic respiratory failure with (acute) exacerbation	RTM can help monitor patients with chronic respiratory failure after discharge or during therapy changes.
`Z79.01`	Long term (current) use of anticoagulants	Included as a comorbidity often present in respiratory patients where close monitoring may influence management (medication adherence relevance).
`R06.02`	Shortness of breath	Symptom code often associated with indications for respiratory monitoring to assess trends and guide care.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`98980`	Remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) treatment management services, initial day of therapy, first 20 minutes	Used when RTM-related treatment management is provided in the 30-day period and time-based remote therapeutic management services are billed.
`98981`	Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services, each additional 20 minutes	Billed in addition to `98980` when cumulative management time exceeds the base 20 minutes during the 30-day period.
`99091`	Collection and interpretation of physiologic data digitally stored and/or transmitted by the patient, requiring a physician or other qualified health care professional to interpret and report (minimum 30 minutes)	May be used when substantial physician-level interpretation of device data meets time thresholds and payer allows; often adjunctive to RTM supply.
`99453`	Remote monitoring of physiologic parameter(s) initial; set-up and patient education on use of equipment	Billed when initial device setup and patient education are performed for remote monitoring; may be applicable if payer differentiates RNM from RTM services.
`99454`	Device supply with daily recordings or programmed alert(s) transmission, each 30 days	Used for remote physiologic monitoring device supply and data transmission across a 30-day period; relates to ongoing device-supplied monitoring that overlaps conceptually with RTM services.

CPT 98985: RTM Musculoskeletal Device Supply, 2–15 Days

CPT-98986-RTM-COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL-THERAPY-DEVICE-MONITORING

CPT 98986: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CPT-99000-SPECIMEN-PREPARATION-AND-TRANSPORT-OFFICE

CPT 99000: Specimen Preparation and Transport from Office

CPT-99001-SPECIMEN-PREPARATION-OFF-SITE-COLLECTION-SEND-OUT-LAB

CPT 99001: Specimen Preparation and Send-Out for Off-Site Collections

CPT-99002-ORTHOTIC-PROSTHETIC-DEVICE-PROVISION-AND-FITTING

CPT 99002: Orthotic, Prosthetic, and Medical Device Provision and Fitting

CPT-99024-POSTOPERATIVE-EM-SERVICE-DURING-GLOBAL-PERIOD

CPT 99024: Postoperative E/M Service During Global Surgical Period

CPT-99026-HOSPITAL-ON-CALL-AVAILABILITY-1-HOUR

CPT 99026: Hospital On-Call Availability, One Hour

CPT-99027-ON-CALL-AVAILABILITY-HOSPITAL

CPT 99027: One-Hour On-Call Availability for Hospital Services

CPT-99050-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-SERVICE

CPT 99050: After-Hours Office Service

CPT-99051-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-EVALUATION

CPT 99051: After-Hours Office Evaluation and Management

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References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Coding Specifications

Related Diagnoses

Related CPT Codes

Related Codes

References

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Coding Specifications

Related Diagnoses

Related CPT Codes

Related Codes

References