Good conversation.
Mary, will you provide a reference for this statement:
>> It is also true that the 97542 wheelchair management and
training code is the only code that can be billed for treatment
on the same day the MAC evaluation code is used. <<
- Origina
I agree with Kristin. I work in outpatient and treat many UE injuries. Although
I do manual therapy, exercises, etcI also discuss during each session how
their occupations are affected, what is becoming easier, how we can modify
current occupations to be more successful, and ways to incorpo
It is also true that the 97542 wheelchair management and training code
is the only code that can be billed for treatment on the same day the
evaluation code is used. This makes it possible to do the OT eval/
Whelchair assessment on the same day. I procure the doctor's order for
eval and tx a
Hello Mary:
The 7 minute rule is this:
1 unit= greater than 8 minutes bus less than 23 minutes
2 units = greater than 23 minutes but less than 38 minutes
3 units = greater than 38 minutes but less than 53 minutes
4 units = greater than 53 minutes but less than 68 minutes
etc
In genera
I am a recent OT graduate and one of my classmates partnered with a contracting
company for three months as her Capstone project. She spent her time working
with the contractors and thier clients, discussing appropriate home
modifications. She had to work her way into thier culture, but eventua
I guess I dont understand why it's such a horrible thing for OT's to be
knowledgeable and profiecient in treating UE ailments. I agree that shouldn't
be the only area for the profession to focus on, but having a broken finger
causes dysfunctional occupational performance! At least the dental hy
Ron,
I am curious to know where you got the "per 7 minutes" for unit time
on the CPT codes. The manuals I have seen all say that it is "per 15
minutes". That would make a huge difference in reimbursement as I am
doing almost all complex evaluations.
Also, I do charge for an OT evaluation a
Ron thanks for all the good information you have given me. This helps a lot.
Juan Turcios
On 6/10/09, Ron Carson wrote:
>
> Lots of good questions. I'll answer to the best of my ability:
>
> JT> I read somewhere that we needed some type of credentials
>
>At one time, Medicare was going to
Hi Ron and others:
Please check out the blog at
http://www.RegisteredFunctionalTherapist.blogspot.com we discuss this very
issue. In terms of generic, or more generic than OT it's an interesting
point. In particular,
http://registeredfunctionaltherapist.blogspot.com/2009/06/challenge-lets-get-our
Angela, I looked into this a while back. The couple of AIP OT's I spokew
with were not too enthusiastic. As best I can remember, most AIP are
contractors, not OT's.
I thinking finding adequate referrals will be extremely difficult. MD's
are NOT going to place a significant effort in under
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