New Reevaluation Codes to Begin January 1, 2017
Effective January 1, 2017, CPT codes 97002 (physical therapy reevaluation) and 97004 (occupational therapy reevaluation) are being deleted and will be replaced with one new reevaluation code for physical therapy and one new reevaluation code for occupational therapy. In this article, I will answer the following questions:
- What is the new physical therapy reevaluation code?
- What is the new occupational therapy reevaluation code?
- What is required to be performed during the reevaluation?
- When is it appropriate to bill a reevaluation?
- Does the Medicare program pay for a reevaluation?
- How often will the Medicare program pay for a reevaluation?
- How much does the Medicare program pay for the PT and OT reevaluation codes?
The new reevaluation codes for physical therapy and occupational therapy are:
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Does this rule apply to only OP PT or is IP PT also included?
In the IP setting, you are not paid via CPT codes, rather, via DDRGs in the acute care setting. If a patient is switched from Part A to Part B, then the new evaluation codes would apply.
Are the same CCI edits going to apply to the new re-evaluation codes that apply to the old codes? Do you have a list of those? Please respond to linda.wyrick@orthotennessee.com
Thank you
The latest version have CCI edits have been posted on my website at the following link:
http://gawendaseminars.com/medicare-cms-cci-edits/
Do we have to use modifier 59 to 97164 as we do for 97002?
The latest version have CCI edits have been posted on my website at the following link:
http://gawendaseminars.com/medicare-cms-cci-edits/
Does the therapist need to write a justification of why they chose the level of eval that they are charging? All of the information is documented throughout the eval but some therapist at my location have asked if they needed to summarize why they are charging that level.
The documentation in the medical record would need to support the level of evaluation billed. How you do that is up to the individual practice or organization.