UnitedHealth Updates Telehealth Coverage for Therapy Services
On April 5, 2020 at 11:50pm CDT, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) posted an updated about telehealth services for physical, occupational and speech therapy services. If you submit claims on either a 1500-claim form or a UB-04 claim form, this is a must read article. The new update now states the following:
Reimbursable codes are limited to the specific set of physical, occupational and speech therapy codes listed
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This is great that United HealthCare is allowing telehealth services to be billed on a UB04 form. I also saw an announcement today from CPTA that Atena will cover a series of eval and tx codes and that institution-based PTs may be bill on a UB04 claim form using modifier GT or 95.
Do you think this is a trend that might continue? Any word on CMS adding PT/OT/SLP as telehealth providers?
Still waiting for CMS to add PT’s, OTs and SLPs as telehealth providers.
We were told by a UHC rep to use POS code “02”. I read above you state to use POS “11”. In the link provided I see nothing in regards to the POS code. Can you please provide the link tpo where this is stated? Maybe I missed it… Thanks!
Read the 3rd paragraph of this article where it starts by saying UnitedHealthcare will reimburse eligible codes on a CMS 1500 form ……
Thank you Rick. I did previously read that section and re-read it upon your recommendation. I still do not see POS specified. We actually called UHC again today and were told a second time to use the POS “02” for Telehealth by a second provider rep. I guess we’ll have to take our chances and she which one gets paid. Thanks
Go back and read again the 3rd paragraph. It’s in bold for you!
Okay, got it. Thank so much!