Cigna has announced an update to their outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy delivered via telehealth for facility-based settings. Per the updated policy, Cigna I hope you found this article informative. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

QuestionDoes Cigna allow a physical therapist (PT) to utilize a rehab aide/tech to provide delegated patient-related tasks to an Cigna beneficiary receiving outpatient physical therapy services under their direct supervision and bill for those services to Cigna? Answer I hope you found this article helpful to your practice or organization. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

Cigna has provided an update regarding outpatient physical, occupational and/or speech therapy services delivered via telehealth in a facility setting. This would include providers who submit claims on a UB-04 claim form to Cigna. The update is as follows: I hope you found this article helpful! Thank you for being a Gold Member!

Cigna has updated their medical coverage policy for outpatient physical therapy services. The effective date for the revised policy is I hope you found this information helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

Aetna, Cigna and Humana have all announced changes to their respective policies related to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edits and the payment of a CPT code(s) that has had modifier 59 appended to it on the claim form. These positive changes would not have occurred without the advocacy of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Aetna Aetna has informed Cigna According to Humana Humana has informed I hope you found this article and information helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

On January 1, 2021, outpatient therapy services provided via telehealth for Cigna beneficiaries will be changing and there will be a difference in telehealth coverage between providers who submit claims on a 1500-claim form and providers who submit claims on a UB-04 claim form once the public health emergency is declared over. To read about the changes concerning Cigna and outpatient therapy services provided via telehealth, click HERE. I hope you found this article helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

Cigna has released revised Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy Medical Coverage Policies with an effective date of December 15, 2020. To access each policy, log into your Gold Member account and click on the appropriate link below. I hope you found this article helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

Cigna has announced their Virtual Care Reimbursement Policy for calendar year 2021. This announcement only applies to services provided to commercial medical customers, including those with Individual & Family Plans (IFP). Cigna Behavioral Health and Cigna Medicare Advantage customers continue to have covered virtual care services through their own separate benefit plans. In this article, I will answer the following questions: What practice setting(s) does this policy apply to? What Place of Service (POS) code do I use on the claim form? What CPT codes can be reimbursed if provided via telehealth (virtual care)? What modifier(s) must be appended to