Who Can Bill L Codes to Medicare?
In last weeks article, I discussed two options for the billing of an orthosis to the insurance carrier, including the Medicare program. Those options were either the applicable L code for the orthosis or CPT code 97760 (orthotic management and training) for patient’s under an outpatient therapy plan of care. In this weeks article, I will discuss what practice settings can bill L codes to the Medicare program for orthotics provided under an outpatient physical or occupational therapy plan of care without requiring a durable medical equipment (DME) supplier number, which practice settings do require a DME supplier number to