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Section 53107 of the BBA of 2018 additionally requires CMS, using a new modifier, to make payment at a reduced rate for physical therapy and occupational therapy services that are furnished in whole or in part by physical therapist assistants (PTAs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs).
- Billing Examples Using CQ/CO Modifiers for Services Furnished In Whole ...
For those practitioners submitting professional claims who...
- Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services: Complying with ...
Outpatient rehabilitation therapy services include physical...
- Billing Examples Using CQ/CO Modifiers for Services Furnished In Whole ...
By applying physical therapy modifiers correctly and knowing rehab therapy billing rules like the back of your hand (or by partnering with someone who remembers them for you), you too can become a clean claims champion.
For those practitioners submitting professional claims who are paid under the physician fee schedule (PFS), the CQ/CO modifiers apply to services of physical and occupational therapists in private practice (PTPPs and OTPPs).
Outpatient rehabilitation therapy services include physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech-language pathology (SLP) services. CMS works to eliminate improper payments in the Medicare Program and protect the Medicare Trust Fund, as well as beneficiaries from medically unnecessary services or supplies and their associated costs.
14 cze 2024 · From increased reimbursement rates and the use of telehealth tools to treat Medicare patients to new performance thresholds under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), this overview will equip outpatient physical therapy providers and owners of a physical therapy practice with the knowledge they need to navigate today’s regulatory lan...
Beginning January 1, 2020, CMS requires the use of the CQ modifier to denote outpatient therapy services furnished in whole or in part by a physical therapist assistant (PTA) in physical therapist (PT) private practices, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, outpatient hospitals, rehabilitation agencies, and comprehensive outpatient ...
Use this guide to help you identify when you must apply the CQ modifier. Also refer to CMS guidance and billing examples. (Note: APTA is working with CMS to revise its guidance and examples for when the same service/code is furnished independently by both the PT and PTA. We will update this guide once the CMS revision is complete.)