New Modifiers to Distinguish Rehabilitative & Habilitative Therapy
Effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2018, there will be 2 new modifiers that providers may be required to use with some insurance carriers, such as Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliant plans, to distinguish whether the service provided was rehabilitative in nature or habilitative in nature. The new modifiers will not replace the existing modifier for habilitative services. The 2 new modifiers are: