RTM · 2026 Medicare final
CPT 98977: RTM device supply, musculoskeletal, 16 to 30 days
CPT 98977 is the Medicare RTM code for device supply, musculoskeletal, 16 to 30 days. The CY2026 national non-facility rate is $51.44. A 98977 claim must pass 2 checks under the CY2026 Medicare final rule; each is below with its source.
CPT 98977 documentation checklist
Why 98977 claims get stopped
- Two practices bill 99454 in one periodHold
- RPM and RTM device codes in one periodHold
- Same minutes counted for CCM and RPMHold
- 12 daysRepair
- 1 dayHold
01 · RPM-OVL-01 · in force from 2024-01-01
One practitioner bills device codes per 30-day period; never RPM and RTM together
“Only one practitioner can bill CPT codes 99453 and 99454, or CPT codes 98976, 98977, 98980, and 98981, during a 30-day period… RPM and RTM may not be billed together.”
CMS PFS CY2024 final, 88 FR 78883Examples
- Two practices bill 99454 in one periodHold
- RPM and RTM device codes in one periodHold
- Same minutes counted for CCM and RPMHold
- One practice, RPM only, own minutesReady
02 · RTM-DEV-01 · in force from 2026-01-01
16 or more days of therapy data in the 30-day period
- Days with data
- 16–30 of 30
Examples
- 20 session daysReady
- 12 daysRepair
- 1 dayHold
This page explains Medicare rules; it is not legal or billing advice. Rates are CY2026 national non-facility amounts; your MAC's locality rates differ.