New PT Evaluation Codes Being Watched Closely in Comp

A new set of codes for physical therapy evaluations implemented for Medicare on Jan. 1 is starting to make its way into workers’ compensation claims. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolled out the new codes for physical therapy evaluations on Jan. 1. Rather than one current procedural terminology, or CPT, code for evaluations, there are now three codes to choose from, depending on whether the evaluation was of low, moderate or high complexity. CMS replaced physical therapy evaluation code 97001 with codes 97161, 97162 and 97163. The code for a reevaluation, 97002, has be...