Untimed Therapy Billing Codes Case Study

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Some key points I was able to take away from today’s class time were the following: 1. There are two types of therapy billing codes, these being timed or untimed. Untimed codes are flat rate; this means that these codes are reported as one unit per day regardless of the amount of time spent with the client. Timed codes are reported using the 8-minute rule. 2. The 8-minute rule is a bit more complex when it comes to billing timed codes. First, one must add up the total treatment time for the timed codes, excluding the time spent on untimed codes. The next step consists of taking the total treatment time for the timed codes and looking at the minute rule chart to determine the maximum number of units one is able to bill. 3. If one is in a

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