Cognitive Function Intervention (July 2020)

Why This Topic Matters

Accurate awareness of CPT updates helps ensure that cognitive rehabilitation services are documented and reported consistently, especially when time-based billing, add-on services, and cross-code restrictions are involved.

Article Sections

1. Coding Tip

   General timing guidance for time-based reporting is presented here, along with an example of how the midpoint concept applies.

2. Therapeutic Procedures

   This section identifies the CPT code set area affected by the update and presents the related procedural code listings and parenthetical notes.

3. Coding Tip

   Additional guidance addresses payer recognition and the relationship between the updated CPT codes and a deleted HCPCS code.

4. Clinical Examples (97129)

   A sample clinical scenario is provided to illustrate the type of patient presentation associated with the initial service.

5. Description of Procedure (97129)

   Narrative procedural content outlines the general therapeutic activities and functional approaches associated with the initial service.

6. Clinical Examples (97130)

   A sample clinical scenario is provided to illustrate use of the additional service in the same general treatment context.

7. Description of Procedure (97130)

   Narrative procedural content outlines the general therapeutic activities and functional approaches associated with the additional service.