Why This Topic Matters

Therapy encounters often involve multiple modalities in one visit, and accurate reporting depends on understanding the CPT framework, timing, and level of attendance described in the article.

Article Sections

1. Main scenario and reported modalities

   Introduces the therapy visit scenario and summarizes the modalities discussed for reporting in the encounter.

2. Supervised and constant-attendance modalities

   Explains the broad categories used to distinguish modality services in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

3. CPT modality code list

   Lists the relevant physical medicine and rehabilitation modality codes and notes associated references within the code family.

4. Clinical examples and descriptions of procedure

   Provides paired clinical examples and procedure descriptions for multiple therapy modality codes used in physical medicine and rehabilitation.