Rehabilitation Services

Effective July 1, 2008, outpatient physical therapy provider bill type 74x and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility bill type 75x have been removed from the list of applicable bill types for smoking and tobacco cessation counseling. [MM6163]

CMS issued a final rule to improve the accuracy of payment for services furnished to people with Medicare who need the intensive rehabilitation services provided by inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). [PERL 200807-33]

This article was rescinded on July 17, 2008, since legislation extended the exceptions to the therapy caps. See MLN Matters article SE0826 for more details. [SE0815]

Outpatient therapy service providers may now resume submitting claims with the KX modifier for therapy services that exceed the cap furnished on or after July 1, 2008. [JSM 08411, PERL 200807-20]