tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 18

PART B THERAPY BILLING: Medicare Offers Updated Physical Therapy Coding and Billing Rules to Guide Your Claims Submission

Personnel qualifications, policies change in Transmittal 88If you thought CMS- therapy billing regs were scant and difficult to find, think again--CMS has issued a 53-page transmittal that spells out just about everything you need to bill for therapy services.Key to the new transmittal: CMS issued Transmittal 88 on May 7, and it offers updates to the outpatient rehab policies.Treatment plan specifics: CMS now specifies that the therapy duration is the number of weeks, or the number of treatment sessions, -for THIS PLAN of care.- In addition, CMS notes, -the frequency or duration of the treatment may...

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