Minnesota

Minnesota Reimbursement Model

The Medicaid agency recognizes physician consultations (medical and mental health) when provided using interactive video or store-and-forward technology. Interactive video consultations may be billed when there is no physician present in the emergency room, if the nursing staff requests a consultation from a physician in a hub site. Coverage is limited to three consultations per beneficiary per calendar week.
Payment is on a fee-for-service basis, suing the same payment rate as for covered services furnished in a conventional, face-to-face manner. Payment is made at both the hub and spoke sites. No payment is made for transmission fees.
Minnesota uses consultation CPT codes with the modifier "CT" for interactive video services and the modifier "WT" for consultations provided through store-and-forward technology. Emergency room CPT codes are used with a "GT" modifier for interactive video consultations done between emergency rooms