Understanding Medicare’s Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Policy
On January 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented the multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) policy to outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services as well as other ancillary services. The purpose of MPPR is to reduce Medicare’s cost for these services. Even though MPPR has been around for 10 years, many therapists, office managers, billers, billing companies, practice owners, and financial analysts do not understand MPPR as it applies to outpatient therapy services. In this article, I will answer the following questions: What outpatient therapy settings does the MPPR policy apply to? Does the MPPR policy