Cigna Updates Occupational Therapy Policy – September 2025
Cigna has updated their Occupational Therapy Medical Coverage Policy. To access the policy to see the updates and effective date, click
Cigna Updates Physical Therapy Policy – September 2025
Cigna has updated their Physical Therapy Medical Coverage Policy. To access the policy to see the updates and effective date, click
Cigna Implements Site of Care Policy for Outpatient Therapy
Cigna will be implementing a site of care policy for outpatient therapy services. What does this actually mean for private practices and hospital outpatient therapy departments? In this article, I will answer the following questions:
Cigna Updates Telehealth Coverage for Facility Settings
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!
Can Therapists Utilize Aides/Techs with Cigna Patients?
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 Updates Telehealth Coverage for Facility Settings
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 Updates Physical Therapy Coverage Policy
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!
NCCI Edit Changes for Aetna, Cigna and Humana
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!