tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 5

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Trying to figure out how to bill TENS unit instruction for your outpatient Part B patients? There are two possible codes that could be used, says physical therapist Rick Gawenda of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting Inc. The first is CPT® code 97032 (Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; electrical stimulation (manual), each 15 minutes). This is the most common code to use as the vast majority of insurance carriers reimburse for this code under an occupational or physical therapy plan of care.The second option is CPT® code 64550 (Application of surface (transcutaneous) neurostimulator). This code...

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