CPT 98984: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, Respiratory Devices (2–15 days)

Medicare pays $55 on average nationally for this procedure.

CPT code 98984 describes the service where a provider supplies one or more devices for remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) of the respiratory system for monitoring that occurs for two to 15 days in a 30‑day period; service type is device-supplied RTM and typical site of service is remote/home-based monitoring using patient-connected respiratory monitoring equipment.

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CPT 98984: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, Respiratory Devices (2–15 days)

Medicare pays $55 on average nationally for this procedure.

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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.

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.

Related Modifiers

5 rows

Modifier	Description	When to Use
59	Modifier 59 indicates a distinct procedural service when two procedures that are not normally billed together are clinically and procedurally separate. The CPT definition (as reiterated by CMS)…	- Use modifier -59 to report a distinct procedural service when documentation supports that the procedure reported is not normally billed together with another service on the same day because of a…
25	CPT modifier 25 indicates that on the same day as another procedure or service, the same physician or other qualified health care professional provided a significant, separately identifiable…	- When to apply: Use modifier 25 only on an E/M code to indicate the same provider delivered a significant, separately identifiable E/M service on the same day as another procedure or service — i.e.,…
26	Modifier 26 (Professional Component) identifies and bills only the professional portion of a split service — the physician’s interpretation, report, and medical judgment — when the technical…	- Use CPT Modifier -26 when you are billing only the professional component (PC) of a split‑bill eligible service—i.e., you performed the physician interpretation, medical judgment and prepared a…
93	Modifier 93 denotes that a billed service was delivered synchronously via audio-only telecommunications (real-time telephone or other audio-only system). The AMA added modifier 93 in CPT Appendix A…	- When to use: Apply modifier -93 when a synchronous, real-time, two-way patient–provider encounter is conducted entirely via audio-only (telephone or other real-time interactive audio-only…
P4	Modifier P4 indicates the patient is ASA Physical Status IV — a patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life. It is assigned by the anesthesia provider and must be supported…	- When to apply: Use modifier P4 only on anesthesia CPT codes (00100–01999) to indicate ASA Physical Status IV — a patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life (examples:…

Related Provider Taxonomies

8 rows

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
2084P0800X	Psychiatry Physician	A Psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders, emotional disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, …
207RP1001X	Pulmonary Disease Physician	An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational an…
207K00000X	Allergy & Immunology Physician	An allergist-immunologist is trained in evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of disorders involving the immune system. Select…
207L00000X	Anesthesiology Physician	An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an opera…
207YS0123X	Facial Plastic Surgery Physician	An otolaryngologist who specializes in facial plastic surgery.
363LS0200X	School Nurse Practitioner	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers · Nurse Practitioner
3336M0003X	Managed Care Organization Pharmacy	A pharmacy owned by a managed care organization (MCO) used by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medicinal preparations to that MCO's c…
2471V0106X	Vascular-Interventional Technology Radiologic Technologist	A radiologic technologist who specializes in vascular interventional and is appropriately educated and trained, consistent with nationally recognized …

Related ICD-10-CM Codes

27 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
E11.9	Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
E66.9	Obesity, unspecified
F03.90	Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
I27.9	Pulmonary heart disease, unspecified
I50.9	Heart failure, unspecified
J12.9	Viral pneumonia, unspecified
J18.9	Pneumonia, unspecified organism
J44.1	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
J44.9	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
J45.901	Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation

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Related Payer Policy Updates

Specialty: Cardiology1 / 4

10 rows

Policy	Payer	Effective Date
Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT)/Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA)	univerahealthcare	2026-10-15
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment	Oscar Health	2026-10-01
Biomarkers for Myocardial Infarction and Chronic Heart Failure	Oscar Health	2026-10-01
Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for Diagnostic Cardiovascular Procedures	Blue Cross Blue Shield - Maine	2026-10-01
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment	blue cross blue shield - louisiana	2026-09-15
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment	Blue Cross Blue Shield - New Mexico	2026-09-04
Computed Tomography to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification	Bluecross Idaho	2026-09-01
Intracoronary Drug Delivery Balloon Procedures	Blue Cross Blue Shield - Rhode Island	2026-09-01
Cardiac Imaging Guidelines	evicore	2026-09-01
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Stroke Prevention	Ambetter Georgia	2026-08-26

CPT 98985: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Device Supply, Musculoskeletal

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, Office

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

CPT 99001: Specimen Preparation from Off‑site Collection

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

CPT 99002: Orthotic/Prosthetic Device Provision and Fitting

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

CPT 99024: E/M Service During Postoperative Global Period

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

CPT 99026: Physician On-Call Availability, One Hour

CPT-99027-ON-CALL-AVAILABILITY-HOSPITAL

CPT 99027: On-call Availability from Outside Hospital, One Hour

CPT-99050-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-SERVICE

CPT 99050: After-Hours Office Visit

CPT-99051-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-EVALUATION

CPT 99051: After-Hours Office Visit (Evening/Weekend/Holiday)

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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.

Related Modifiers

5 rows

Modifier	Description	When to Use
59	Modifier 59 indicates a distinct procedural service when two procedures that are not normally billed together are clinically and procedurally separate. The CPT definition (as reiterated by CMS)…	- Use modifier -59 to report a distinct procedural service when documentation supports that the procedure reported is not normally billed together with another service on the same day because of a…
25	CPT modifier 25 indicates that on the same day as another procedure or service, the same physician or other qualified health care professional provided a significant, separately identifiable…	- When to apply: Use modifier 25 only on an E/M code to indicate the same provider delivered a significant, separately identifiable E/M service on the same day as another procedure or service — i.e.,…
26	Modifier 26 (Professional Component) identifies and bills only the professional portion of a split service — the physician’s interpretation, report, and medical judgment — when the technical…	- Use CPT Modifier -26 when you are billing only the professional component (PC) of a split‑bill eligible service—i.e., you performed the physician interpretation, medical judgment and prepared a…
93	Modifier 93 denotes that a billed service was delivered synchronously via audio-only telecommunications (real-time telephone or other audio-only system). The AMA added modifier 93 in CPT Appendix A…	- When to use: Apply modifier -93 when a synchronous, real-time, two-way patient–provider encounter is conducted entirely via audio-only (telephone or other real-time interactive audio-only…
P4	Modifier P4 indicates the patient is ASA Physical Status IV — a patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life. It is assigned by the anesthesia provider and must be supported…	- When to apply: Use modifier P4 only on anesthesia CPT codes (00100–01999) to indicate ASA Physical Status IV — a patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life (examples:…

Related Provider Taxonomies

8 rows

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
2084P0800X	Psychiatry Physician	A Psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders, emotional disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, …
207RP1001X	Pulmonary Disease Physician	An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational an…
207K00000X	Allergy & Immunology Physician	An allergist-immunologist is trained in evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of disorders involving the immune system. Select…
207L00000X	Anesthesiology Physician	An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an opera…
207YS0123X	Facial Plastic Surgery Physician	An otolaryngologist who specializes in facial plastic surgery.
363LS0200X	School Nurse Practitioner	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers · Nurse Practitioner
3336M0003X	Managed Care Organization Pharmacy	A pharmacy owned by a managed care organization (MCO) used by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medicinal preparations to that MCO's c…
2471V0106X	Vascular-Interventional Technology Radiologic Technologist	A radiologic technologist who specializes in vascular interventional and is appropriately educated and trained, consistent with nationally recognized …

Related ICD-10-CM Codes

27 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
E11.9	Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
E66.9	Obesity, unspecified
F03.90	Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
I27.9	Pulmonary heart disease, unspecified
I50.9	Heart failure, unspecified
J12.9	Viral pneumonia, unspecified
J18.9	Pneumonia, unspecified organism
J44.1	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
J44.9	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
J45.901	Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation

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Related Payer Policy Updates

Specialty: Cardiology1 / 4

10 rows

Policy	Payer	Effective Date
Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT)/Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA)	univerahealthcare	2026-10-15
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment	Oscar Health	2026-10-01
Biomarkers for Myocardial Infarction and Chronic Heart Failure	Oscar Health	2026-10-01
Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for Diagnostic Cardiovascular Procedures	Blue Cross Blue Shield - Maine	2026-10-01
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment	blue cross blue shield - louisiana	2026-09-15
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment	Blue Cross Blue Shield - New Mexico	2026-09-04
Computed Tomography to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification	Bluecross Idaho	2026-09-01
Intracoronary Drug Delivery Balloon Procedures	Blue Cross Blue Shield - Rhode Island	2026-09-01
Cardiac Imaging Guidelines	evicore	2026-09-01
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Stroke Prevention	Ambetter Georgia	2026-08-26

CPT 98985: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Device Supply, Musculoskeletal

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, Office

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

CPT 99001: Specimen Preparation from Off‑site Collection

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

CPT 99002: Orthotic/Prosthetic Device Provision and Fitting

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

CPT 99024: E/M Service During Postoperative Global Period

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

CPT 99026: Physician On-Call Availability, One Hour

CPT-99027-ON-CALL-AVAILABILITY-HOSPITAL

CPT 99027: On-call Availability from Outside Hospital, One Hour

CPT-99050-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-SERVICE

CPT 99050: After-Hours Office Visit

CPT-99051-AFTER-HOURS-OFFICE-EVALUATION

CPT 99051: After-Hours Office Visit (Evening/Weekend/Holiday)

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

Related ICD-10-CM Codes

Related Payer Policy Updates

Related Codes

References

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

Related ICD-10-CM Codes

Related Payer Policy Updates

Related Codes

References

CPT 98984: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, Respiratory Devices (2–15 days)

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CPT 98984: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, Respiratory Devices (2–15 days)

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

Related ICD-10-CM Codes

Related Payer Policy Updates

Related Codes

What does CPT 98984 describe?

For which clinical situations is 98984 commonly used?

How does 98984 relate to other RTM and remote monitoring CPT codes?

Where is the device typically provided and what workflow elements are noted in the clinical context?

Which diagnosis codes are commonly associated with billing 98984?

References

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

Related ICD-10-CM Codes

Related Payer Policy Updates

Related Codes

What does CPT 98984 describe?

For which clinical situations is 98984 commonly used?

How does 98984 relate to other RTM and remote monitoring CPT codes?

Where is the device typically provided and what workflow elements are noted in the clinical context?

Which diagnosis codes are commonly associated with billing 98984?

References