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The key feature of the 8-minute rule—and the origin of its namesake—is that a therapist must provide direct treatment for at least eight minutes to receive payment from Medicare for a time-based (or constant attendance) CPT code.
21 Απρ 2024 · The 8 minute rule is a Medicare guideline for determining how many billable units may be charged in rehabilitation based on time spent with the patient. Billable units are based on 15 minute increments, once the initial 8 minutes have been met, which is how the name “8 minute rule” developed.
7 Ιουν 2023 · The rule states that a healthcare provider practicing rehabilitative therapy must provide at least 8 minutes of physical therapy services to bill for one unit of that service. This is essential to understand for efficient physical therapy billing services performed and compensation received.
The 8-minute rule is a standard that therapists use to bill Medicare for their outpatient therapy services. This rule states that a therapist must provide direct, one-on-one therapy for at least eight minutes in order to receive reimbursement for one unit of a time-based treatment code.
The 8 minute rule applies to direct contact therapeutic services (requires the one-on-one attendance of the provider). Therefore, for the physical therapist to receive reimbursement from medicare for a time-based CPT code, treatment must be provided for at least eight minutes.
The 8-minute rule is a standard used by therapists to bill Medicare for outpatient therapy services, requiring at least eight minutes of direct, one-on-one therapy to receive reimbursement for one unit of a time-based treatment code.
12 Αυγ 2019 · Let’s look at the rule and what therapists need to be aware of. The 8-minute rule, or rule of eights, is there to help therapists determine how many units they can bill to Medicare for the outpatient services they administer on a particular service.
