CMS Releases Final Rule for 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final rule for calendar year 2017 for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The final rule addresses several important issues relevant to outpatient therapy services including, but not limited to: 2017 therapy cap dollar threshold Therapy cap exceptions process Manual medical review for services above $3700 Implementation on new PT and OT evaluation and reevaluation CPT codes Payment of the new PT and OT evaluation and reevaluation CPT codes New PT and OT evaluation and reevaluation codes and their impact on MPPR and therapy cap Documentation changes