M1443 HCPCS Level II Code: Encounters conducted via telehealth
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
- BETOS: Z2
- Effective: January 1, 2026
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Encounters conducted via telehealth is a HCPCS Level II code (M1443) for a Medicare-covered supply, service, or procedure. Short description: Telehealth enc.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to M1443 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- M1438 — Time last known well to hospital arrival less than or equal to 3.5 hours (<= 210 minutes)
- M1439 — Significant ocular conditions that impact the visual outcome of surgery
- M1440 — Encounters conducted via telehealth
- M1441 — Encounter corresponds to initial diagnosis of sleep apnea or first contact with sleep apnea diagnosed patient
- M1442 — Encounters conducted via telehealth
- M1444 — Delivery at < 39 weeks of gestation
- M1445 — Postpartum care visit before or at 12 weeks of giving birth
- M1446 — Patients who died any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period
- M1447 — Patients with an active diagnosis of bipolar disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period
- M1448 — Patients with an active diagnosis of personality disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period