Updated Medicare Payment Amounts for Outpatient Therapy in 2024
Congress has passed legislation increasing Medicare payment for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided in all outpatient therapy settings, except for a critical access hospital. In this article, I will provide my members with the estimated payment amounts beginning March 9, 2024, for the more common CPT codes billed in outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy compared to the 2023 payment rate for each CPT code. For my examples, I used the national payment averages for each CPT code. Based on the location of your clinic/organization, your payment may be higher or lower than the national average. Click HERE