Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 List Serve, First of all, thank you to Heide Zander for providing me this information to post. Please see the new, deleted, and changed CPT codes commonly utilized by therapists. It is good to see the AMA developed new educational CPT codes. Will be interesting to see if CMS wand other payers will reimburse for them. Rick Gawenda, PT Director PM & R Detroit Receiving Hospital www.gawendaseminars.com New Codes 96101 Psychological testing (includes psycho diagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, eg, MMPT, Rorschach, WAIS), per hour of the psychologist’s or physician’s time, both face-to face time with the patient an time interpreting test results and preparing the report 96102 Psychological testing (includes psycho diagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, e.g., MMPI and WAIS), with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, administered by technician, per hour of technician time, face-to-face 96103 Psychological testing exam (clinical assessment of thinking, reasoning and judgment, e.g., acquired knowledge, attention, language, memory, planning and problem solving, and visual spatial abilities), per hour of the psychologist’s or physician’s time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting tests results and preparing the report 96116 Neurobehavioral status exam (clinical assessment of thinking, reasoning and judgment, e.g., acquired knowledge, attention, language, memory, planning and problem solving, and visual spatial abilities), per hour of the psychologist’s or physician’s time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting tests results and preparing the report 96118 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Wechsler Memory Scales and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test), per hour of the psychologist’s or physician’s time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting test results and preparing the report 96119 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Wechsler Memory Scales and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test), with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, administered by technician, per hour of technical time, face-to-face. 96120 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Wisconsin Care Sorting Test), administered by a computer, with qualified health care professional interpretation and report 97760 replaces 97504 Orthotic(s) management and training (including assessment and fitting when not otherwise reported), upper extremity(s), lower extremity(s), and /or trunk, each 15 minutes 97761 replaces 97520 Prosthetic training, upper and/or lower extremity(s), each 15 minutes 97762 replaces 97703 Check out for orthotic/prosthetic use, established patient, each 15 minutes 98960 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; individual patient 98961 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; 2-4 patients. 98962 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; 5-8 patients 92626 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; 1 hour 92627 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; each additional 15 minutes (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 92630 Auditory rehabilitation; pre-lingual hearing loss 92633 Auditory rehabilitation; post-lingual hearing loss DISCONTINUED 92510 96115 96117, 97020, 97504, 97520 and 97703 Changes 92506 - evaluation of speech, language, voice, communication and/or auditory processing 92507 - treatment of speech, language, voice, communication and/or auditory processing; individual 92520 - laryngeal functional studies (i.e. aerodynamic testing and acoustic testing) 97024 - application of a modality to one or more areas; diathermy(eg, microwave) 97542 - wheelchair management (eg, assessment, fitting, training), each 15 minutes __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Are these effective as of Jan. 1, 2006? 2006 CPT Code Changes List Serve, First of all, thank you to Heide Zander for providing me this information to post. Please see the new, deleted, and changed CPT codes commonly utilized by therapists. It is good to see the AMA developed new educational CPT codes. Will be interesting to see if CMS wand other payers will reimburse for them. Rick Gawenda, PT Director PM & R Detroit Receiving Hospital www.gawendaseminars.com New Codes 96101 Psychological testing (includes psycho diagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, eg, MMPT, Rorschach, WAIS), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to face time with the patient an time interpreting test results and preparing the report 96102 Psychological testing (includes psycho diagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, e.g., MMPI and WAIS), with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, administered by technician, per hour of technician time, face-to-face 96103 Psychological testing exam (clinical assessment of thinking, reasoning and judgment, e.g., acquired knowledge, attention, language, memory, planning and problem solving, and visual spatial abilities), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting tests results and preparing the report 96116 Neurobehavioral status exam (clinical assessment of thinking, reasoning and judgment, e.g., acquired knowledge, attention, language, memory, planning and problem solving, and visual spatial abilities), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting tests results and preparing the report 96118 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Wechsler Memory Scales and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting test results and preparing the report 96119 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Wechsler Memory Scales and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test), with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, administered by technician, per hour of technical time, face-to-face. 96120 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Wisconsin Care Sorting Test), administered by a computer, with qualified health care professional interpretation and report 97760 replaces 97504 Orthotic(s) management and training (including assessment and fitting when not otherwise reported), upper extremity(s), lower extremity(s), and /or trunk, each 15 minutes 97761 replaces 97520 Prosthetic training, upper and/or lower extremity(s), each 15 minutes 97762 replaces 97703 Check out for orthotic/prosthetic use, established patient, each 15 minutes 98960 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; individual patient 98961 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; 2-4 patients. 98962 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; 5-8 patients 92626 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; 1 hour 92627 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; each additional 15 minutes (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 92630 Auditory rehabilitation; pre-lingual hearing loss 92633 Auditory rehabilitation; post-lingual hearing loss DISCONTINUED 92510 96115 96117, 97020, 97504, 97520 and 97703 Changes 92506 - evaluation of speech, language, voice, communication and/or auditory processing 92507 - treatment of speech, language, voice, communication and/or auditory processing; individual 92520 - laryngeal functional studies (i.e. aerodynamic testing and acoustic testing) 97024 - application of a modality to one or more areas; diathermy(eg, microwave) 97542 - wheelchair management (eg, assessment, fitting, training), each 15 minutes __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com Looking to start and own 100% of your own Practice? Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join and participate now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Are these effective as of Jan. 1, 2006? 2006 CPT Code Changes List Serve, First of all, thank you to Heide Zander for providing me this information to post. Please see the new, deleted, and changed CPT codes commonly utilized by therapists. It is good to see the AMA developed new educational CPT codes. Will be interesting to see if CMS wand other payers will reimburse for them. Rick Gawenda, PT Director PM & R Detroit Receiving Hospital www.gawendaseminars.com New Codes 96101 Psychological testing (includes psycho diagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, eg, MMPT, Rorschach, WAIS), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to face time with the patient an time interpreting test results and preparing the report 96102 Psychological testing (includes psycho diagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, e.g., MMPI and WAIS), with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, administered by technician, per hour of technician time, face-to-face 96103 Psychological testing exam (clinical assessment of thinking, reasoning and judgment, e.g., acquired knowledge, attention, language, memory, planning and problem solving, and visual spatial abilities), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting tests results and preparing the report 96116 Neurobehavioral status exam (clinical assessment of thinking, reasoning and judgment, e.g., acquired knowledge, attention, language, memory, planning and problem solving, and visual spatial abilities), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting tests results and preparing the report 96118 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Wechsler Memory Scales and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test), per hour of the psychologist's or physician's time, both face-to-face time with the patient and time interpreting test results and preparing the report 96119 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery, Wechsler Memory Scales and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test), with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, administered by technician, per hour of technical time, face-to-face. 96120 Neuropsychological testing (e.g., Wisconsin Care Sorting Test), administered by a computer, with qualified health care professional interpretation and report 97760 replaces 97504 Orthotic(s) management and training (including assessment and fitting when not otherwise reported), upper extremity(s), lower extremity(s), and /or trunk, each 15 minutes 97761 replaces 97520 Prosthetic training, upper and/or lower extremity(s), each 15 minutes 97762 replaces 97703 Check out for orthotic/prosthetic use, established patient, each 15 minutes 98960 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; individual patient 98961 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; 2-4 patients. 98962 Education and training for patient self management by a qualified, nonphysician healthcare professional using standardized curriculum, face-to-face with the patient (could include caregiver/family), each 30 minutes; 5-8 patients 92626 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; 1 hour 92627 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; each additional 15 minutes (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 92630 Auditory rehabilitation; pre-lingual hearing loss 92633 Auditory rehabilitation; post-lingual hearing loss DISCONTINUED 92510 96115 96117, 97020, 97504, 97520 and 97703 Changes 92506 - evaluation of speech, language, voice, communication and/or auditory processing 92507 - treatment of speech, language, voice, communication and/or auditory processing; individual 92520 - laryngeal functional studies (i.e. aerodynamic testing and acoustic testing) 97024 - application of a modality to one or more areas; diathermy(eg, microwave) 97542 - wheelchair management (eg, assessment, fitting, training), each 15 minutes __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com Looking to start and own 100% of your own Practice? Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join and participate now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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