RT Book, Section
A1 Shamus, Eric
A1 Stern, Debra Feingold
SR Print(0)
ID 55665662
T1 Chapter 5. Coding and Documentation
T2 Effective Documentation for Physical Therapy Professionals, 2e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166404-2
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55665662
RD 2024/04/19
AB Correct  coding  on  the  medical/client  record  is  required  for  all  reimbursement.  Current  Procedural  Terminology  (CPT)  codes,  developed  and  owned  by  the  American  Medical  Association  (AMA),  are  numeric  codes  for  medical  procedures.  They  are  required  for  billing  of  all  medical  services  including  physical  therapy.  As  of  2010,  the  most  recent  CPT-4  edition  contains  over  10,000  codes.  The  Centers  for  Medicare  &  Medicaid  Services  (CMS)  Healthcare  Common  Procedure  Coding  System  (HCPCS),  Levels  I  and  II,  identify  specific  codes  that  may  be  used  for  billing  services  delivered  to  Medicare  beneficiaries.  Level  I  codes  are  most  similar  to  the  CPT  codes;  Level  II  codes  are  not  found  in  the  CPT  codes.  As  reimbursement  is  integrally  linked  to  documentation,  the  knowledge  and  inclusion  of  CPT  code  verbiage  when  entering  into  the  medical  record  is  key  to  third  party  payers,  internal  organization  billing  and  coding  personnel  for  correct  coding  and  billing  for  services.