AMA CPT® Assistant - 1995 Issue 2 (Summer)
Significant Revisions: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Summer 1995)
Summer 1995 pages 5-9 Significant Revisions: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation In CPT 1995, the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation codes (97010-97799), as well as the introductory paragraph in each section beginning on page 336, are significantly revised. The reason for the revisions is to update CPT to further reflect current practices in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Background Information Physical therapy is the assessment, evaluation, and treatment, as well as the prevention of physical disability, movement dysfunction and pain, which result from injury, disease, disability, or other health-related conditions. Occupational therapy involves examining performance areas, performance components, and performance contexts. Intervention...
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Article Overview
This article explains the 1995 CPT revision of the physical medicine and rehabilitation section and outlines the major categories of services affected. It is useful for coders, billers, and clinical documentation teams who need to understand how the section was reorganized, which services were added, deleted, or retained, and how the article frames related reporting considerations for evaluations and other procedures.
Why This Topic Matters
Physical medicine and rehabilitation coding changed substantially in CPT 1995, and this article helps readers orient themselves to the updated structure and service categories. It is relevant for accurate code lookup, historical coding research, and understanding how rehabilitation services were grouped in that edition.
Article Sections
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Background Information
Provides general context on physical therapy and occupational therapy and introduces the revised organization of the physical medicine and rehabilitation section.
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Modalities
Describes the modality category and distinguishes supervised services from constant-attendance services within the revised CPT structure.
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Therapeutic Procedures
Summarizes the therapeutic procedure category, including the updated section structure and time-based reporting framework used in the article.
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Tests and Measurements
Introduces the tests and measurements category and notes the changes described for this portion of the CPT section.
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Other Procedures
Covers additional physical medicine and rehabilitation services discussed outside the main modality, therapeutic procedure, and testing categories.
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Physical Medicine Evaluations
Discusses how evaluation services are addressed in the absence of a dedicated physical medicine evaluation code and references related reporting considerations.
What You Will Learn
- How the physical medicine and rehabilitation section was reorganized in CPT 1995
- What service categories are included in the revised section framework
- Which types of services are discussed as added, deleted, unchanged, or reclassified
- How the article frames evaluation coding and reporting considerations
- What broad topics are covered under modalities, therapeutic procedures, and tests and measurements
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Billing staff
- Rehabilitation providers
- Documentation specialists
- Health information management professionals
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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