tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 5

PHYSICAL THERAPY: Dig Deeper When Seeking True Therapy Modality

If PT's notes don't match CPT, differentiate between acronyms and separate proceduresWith practices rejoicing about Congress- six-month moratorium on Medicare's 2008 therapy cap, it's a good time to catch up on the latest therapy billing advice.Coders who are frequently faced with charts containing such procedures as myofascial release, music therapy and magnet therapy may not know whether they can collect. But if they first determine whether the modality is simply a synonym for a procedure that CPT describes, they-ll be on the right track. As most practices know, you can never report a code that is -close- to...

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