Lately, I have been receiving questions regarding group therapy and is group therapy (CPT code 97150 for physical and occupational therapy and CPT code 92508 for speech therapy) payable by the Medicare program and other insurance carriers. Also, people have been asking what’s the difference between group therapy and individual therapy, what are the requirements for group therapy and can I do individual therapy on the same day I do group therapy on a patient. Lets first talk about Medicare and group therapy in the outpatient setting. The Medicare program does    

If you watched the Olympics in the summer of 2016 and especially Michael Phelps, you may be aware of a procedure that he and some of the other swimmers had performed on them called Cupping Therapy. Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. Cupping therapy helps with pain, inflammation, blood flow, and as a type of deep-tissue massage. If a therapist performs cupping therapy as part of a physical therapy plan of care, what CPT code should this be billed under?

Per the American Medical Association (AMA), CPT code 97799 is defined as “Unlisted physical medicine/rehabilitation service or procedure”. CPT code 97799 would be used when the therapy service or procedure provided is not described by a more specific CPT code. Examples of services or procedures that would be billed using CPT code 97799 would include