QUICK GUIDE TO USING THE PTA MODIFIER

2019 american physical therapy association . All rights January 1, 2020, CMS requires the use of the CQ MODIFIER to denote outpatient therapy services furnished in whole or in part by a physical therapist assistant (PTA) in physical therapist (PT) private practices, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, outpatient hospitals, rehabilitation agencies, and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities. (A similar MODIFIER , identified as CO, is required for services furnished by an occupational therapy assistant.)Beginning January 1, 2022, these services will be paid at 85% of the Medicare physician fee schedule amount that is otherwise : Check the policies for all your non-Medicare fee-for-service payers to determine if they will adopt use of the PTA to Use This GUIDE :Use this GUIDE to help you identify when you must apply the CQ MODIFIER .

apta.org 01 American Physical Therapy Association. All rights resered. 1 Beginning January 1, 2020, CMS requires the use of the CQ modifier to denote outpatient therapy services furnished in whole or in part by a physical therapist assistant (PTA) in physical therapist (PT)

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