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15 Ιουλ 2024 · Master the Medicare 8-Minute Rule with our comprehensive chart and guide. Simplify billing for time-based therapy services and maximize reimbursement.
16 Σεπ 2024 · The 8-minute rule helps translate the total time spent into billable units, ensuring accurate and fair compensation for the services provided. For time-based codes, you must provide direct treatment for at least eight minutes in order to receive reimbursement from Medicare.
25 Αυγ 2023 · Medicare’s 8-minute rule is determined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It is a stipulation that applies to time-based CPT codes for outpatient services, such as physical therapy.
Billing Medicare for timed services requires using the 8-minute rule. Our comprehensive guide breaks down the rule with charts, examples, and an FAQ. What PTs, OTs, and SLPs need to know about this Medicare timed-services coding requirement.
The Medicare 8-Minute Rule focuses on supervised modalities, which include therapeutic activities, exercises, and techniques that require direct one-on-one patient interaction and constant attendance by a healthcare professional.
28 Ιουν 2023 · The 8-Minute rule applies to services where the beneficiary and the healthcare provider have direct contact. This means it must be an in-person visit. Review the below chart for a great visual of how the Medicare 8-Minute rule works.
In simple words, the 8-Minute Rule allows providers to bill Medicare for one unit of service if there is at least 8 minutes of face-to-face contact with a patient during a time-based procedure. This means that to charge for one unit, the total time spent must be between 8 and 22 minutes.
