tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 29

Physical Therapy: This MAC Offers 10 Quick Tips for Clean PT/OT Claims

Hint: Progress reports have a ten-day window. If you want to perform multiple therapy modalities for the same body site on the same date of service, go right ahead—but don’t expect Medicare reimbursement for all of them. That was the word from NGS Medicare’s Aug. 12 webinar, “Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Billing and Coding.” Read on for more tips from the session that can help you tighten up your therapy claims. 1. Confirm expectation of improvement. Outpatient therapy services are only payable when furnished in accordance with the following conditions, said Judy Brown...

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