TRICARE updated their physical therapy policy manual on February 26, 2020. Updates to this manual include Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Dry Needling. In addition, TRICARE lists more than 16 interventions and services that are excluded from payment in this policy. If you treat TRICARE patients, this is a must-read policy. To access the policy, click

It’s a new year and this means we have some deleted CPT codes that are no longer available for physical therapists (PT’s), occupational therapists (OT’s) and/or speech-language pathologists (SLP’s) to use in calendar year 2019. CPT codes, description, and material are copyright 2018 American Medical Association. CPT is a trademark of the American Medical Association. All rights reserved. No fee schedules, basic units, relative values, or related listings are included in CPT. The AMA assumes no liability for the data contained herein. The 2019 deleted CPT codes applicable to PT’s, OT’s and SLP’s are: