Hi Ron The code 95201 is under the evaluation and management heading. I guess it's just for physicians.
I don't think I have the complete list of medicare's therapy codes... are there eval codes for other than just eval and re-eval? Something that would cover a more extensive eval? Pat At 06:29 AM 3/13/2008, you wrote: >Hello Pat: > >It's my opinion that since you bill as a therapist, you may only bill >therapy codes. I do not find CPT 95201 in Medicare's therapy codes. > >On a completely different note, I can't even find a reference to CPT >95201. What is it? > >Thanks, > >Ron > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Subj: [OTlist] H&Ps > >P> At the pain clinic I work for we have an extensive intake process >P> that includes an interview with the counselor, psych eval, PPT, and >P> history and physical. We used to have a dr that did the history and >P> physical, but he is gone now and I am doing them. The problem is... >P> how do I bill for those? Someone suggested to me that the CPT code >P> 95201 is outside of my scope, but the code for OT eval doesn't really >P> cover the extent of the H&P. It's a more extensive interview and >P> exam, which includes several orthopedic exams (tests that are usually >P> done by PTs, but I have been trained to do them). I thought I >P> remembered seeing a code for extended OT evals, but I can't find it >P> anywhere. I'm not even sure where to look to see if I can use the >P> 95201 code as an OT. Does anyone know? > >P> Pat > > > > >-- >Options? >www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? >www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
