QuestionFor occupational therapy services submitted to an insurance carrier on a 1500-claim form, how do I bill for the services provided by an occupational therapy assistant? Answer I hope you found this article helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

UnitedHealthcare Oxford has revised its clinical policy for “Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy”. The effective date of this revision is July 1, 2020. This policy applies to all Oxford membership excluding New Jersey Small Plan membership. To access the revised policy, click In addition, UnitedHealthcare Oxford has revised its clinical policy for Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Including Cognitive/Neuropsychological Rehabilitation for New Jersey Small Group Members with an effective date of July 1, 2020. This policy applies to Oxford NJ Small plan membership. To access the revised policy, click I hope you found this information helpful. Thank you for being

Extending Telehealth DeadlineOn June 16, 2020, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced they will extend telehealth coverage through I hope you found this update informative. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

UHC has provided updated information on the extension of telehealth services. Click HERE for the latest update from UHC on the extension of providing outpatient therapy services delivered via telehealth. UnitedHealthcare’s expansion of telehealth services to include outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services was due to expire on June 18, 2020. Due to the continued COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, UnitedHealth (UHC) will now cover outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy delivered via telehealth until I hope you found this information helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

Aetna’s expansion of telehealth services to include outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services was due to expire on June 4, 2020. Due to the continued COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Aetna will now cover outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy delivered via telehealth until I hope you found this article helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

This article was updated on May 28, 2020 Humana will now cover telehealth services for outpatient therapy services provided by physical therapists, physical therapists assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and speech-language pathologists. Humana states they will always follow the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) telehealth or state-specific requirements that apply to telehealth coverage for our insurance products. Since CMS now covers telehealth when provided by physical therapists, physical therapists assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and speech-language pathologists in all outpatient therapy settings (both private practice and institutional settings), at minimum, Humana will now cover the same.

On May 22, 2020, Cigna announced they are extending the customer cost-share waivers and other enhanced benefits, including our interim virtual care policy, through at least July 31, 2020. Click HERE to read the announcement straight from Cigna. In addition, check out my Cigna Telehealth Questions and Answers. I hope you found this article helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

This article was updated on July 23, 2020 due to Secretary Azar extending the Public Health Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article was updated on June 23, 2020 due to CMS clarifying if a practitioner can be out of the country and provide a telehealth visit to a Medicare beneficiary in a state where the practitioner is licensed in. See below for the question and the answer. This article was updated on May 27, 2020 due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expanding telehealth coverage for outpatient therapy services to include institutional providers. Please see questions