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Best Practices For Properly Utilizing The 8-Minute Rule In Physical Therapy Billing

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  If you’re new to the healthcare industry, the complexities of medical billing may be overwhelming. It’s a struggle even if you’ve been here a while. There are numerous rules to follow to code for the services you provide to be reimbursed correctly. Here we can understand about best practices for Properly Utilizing the 8-Minute Rule in Physical Therapy Billing. You must ensure you do it correctly the first time to avoid claim denials. After all, you won’t get paid until the insurance company accepts your claim and reimburses you. To avoid typical insurance denials, you must optimize your bill submission process. But matters are further complicated as there are two distinct  CPT coding  methods for practitioners with direct contact with patients, notably physical therapists. Each CPT code is billed in either service-based or time-based units. Those that use time-based units necessitate more effort than just providing the length of the appointment. However, after you’ve un...