by Medical Billing | Aug 16, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
The chiropractic local coverage determinations (LCDs) for MACs include ICD-10 coding Information for ICD-10 codes that support the medical necessity for chiropractor services. There may be additional documentation information in your LCD. There are links to the...
by Medical Billing | Aug 14, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
Modifier and DescriptionAT – Active TreatmentProvider Action NeededThe Active Treatment (AT) modifier was developed to clearly define the difference between active treatment and maintenance treatment. Medicare pays only for active/corrective treatment to...
by Medical Billing | Jun 25, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
Therapeutic Procedures Physician or therapist required to have direct (one-on-one) patient contact. The therapeutic procedures, for one or more areas, each 15 minutes interval is as follows: • 97110 Therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, range of...
by Medical Billing | Jun 23, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation • CPT Code Description The application of a modality that does not require direct (one-on-one) patient contact by the provider is as follows: • 64550 Application of surface (transcutaneous) neuro stimulator • 97012 Traction,...
by Medical Billing | Jun 20, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure code and Description • 97810: Acupuncture, one or more needles, without electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient • 97811: Each additional 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient, with...