New 2017 PT/OT Eval Codes
As we prepare to ring in the new year, PTs and OTs also must prepare to ring in a new set of CPT codes for therapy evaluations and re-evaluations. That’s right—the ball isn’t the only thing dropping on January 1, 2017. On that day, all of the existing PT and OT evaluative codes—including 97001, 97002, 97003, and 97004—are fading into the annals of history. In their place will be eight new codes: three for PT evals, three for OT evals, one for PT re-evals, and one for OT re-evals. But, this isn’t a simple switcheroo; instead, therapists now must determine—and code for—the complexity level of each evaluative episode.
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Do not base your evaluation on merely one category. As the clinician, you should consider all categories when coding for complexity, and you should choose the code that most accurately describes your evaluation. Furthermore, your documentation should clearly show why you chose that particular code.
Click here to review the characteristics to consider when determining which complexity level to choose and how it works in the application.
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Other Resources
Blog Article: Farewell, 97001: How to Use the New PT and OT Evaluation Codes