Resources · From the SuloMotion team
The Brief.
Bottom-line answers on RTM billing, home exercise programs, and pediatric therapy operations. No teasers, no filler — every article starts with the answer.
RTM vs RPM: The Difference for Therapy Clinics
RTM tracks therapy adherence and function under CPT 98975–98986 and can be billed by PTs, OTs, and SLPs. RPM tracks vital signs and requires physician-led billing.
The bottom line
RTM (Remote Therapeutic Monitoring) reimburses for monitoring non-physiological data — exercise adherence, pain, function — and PTs, OTs, and SLPs can bill it directly. RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) covers physiological vitals like heart rate and blood pressure and is billed by physicians and other providers with E/M billing rights. For a therapy clinic, RTM is almost always the right program.
Read the full brief →RTM CPT Codes Explained: 98975, 98977, 98980 & 98981
Three CPT codes do most of RTM's work for therapy clinics: 98975 (one-time setup, about $22), 98977 (monthly device supply, about $40, requires 16+ days of patient data), and 98980 (monthly treatment management, about $54, requires 20+ minutes of clinician time). A typical active RTM patient generates roughly $94 per month at 2026 national CMS rates — and new 2026 rescue codes (98985 and 98979) keep partial months billable when a patient falls short.
What is Remote Therapeutic Monitoring?
The complete guide — what RTM is, the CPT codes, the monthly workflow, and a live reimbursement estimator for your clinic's volume.
Read the guide →Beyond the reading
See RTM working in a pediatric clinic like yours
A 15-minute walkthrough of home programs, adherence tracking, and audit-ready RTM billing — no hardware required.