Hi everyone, I have been working inpatient at a VA hospital for several years and have not had to worry about billing and CPT codes until recently. We are now having to capture these procedures to justify our time, and the need for more FTEs, so we need to maximize the number of procedures we report, but obviously want to keep it legal and ethical. I would appreciate any info from those in the private sector or other VAs on the following questions.
1. Must we use only 97003 OT Evaluation for the initial OT visit whether it's a full or modified eval and takes 15 mins. or an hour or more? Problem is, we have a lot of 1x visits and it shows up on our stats as 1 unit of 15 mins. 2. If we do above said eval, and in the context of that eval, do w/c or ADL training, or some other therapeutic procedure, can we add the codes for those, too, or does it have to be done on a different day? 3. 97750 Physical performance test or measurement and 96115 Neurobehavioral status exam count for 15 mins and per hour, respectively, with interpretation and written report. Does that mean, for example, an FCWE that takes 6 hrs. with the client, and 2hrs. to write the report, would count as 32 units? 4. Does anyone use the 99199 code to count for documentation time? 5. What is your average time per pt. for an evaluation or treatment, chart review, documentation, ordering w/c & home equipment, etc.? 6. What is the required level of productivity at your facility or in your work setting? And, how much time are you allowed for tx. team meetings, staff meetings, training, in-services, pt./caregiver calls, scheduling, and miscellaneous office tasks? Thanks in advance, Tia Healy WG Hefner VAMC Salisbury, NC -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
