By John P. Kamin, ReporterTexas providers and carriers anticipate that it will take at least a month before they know whether new medical billing code requirements are causing denials of medical reimbursement claims by physical and occupational therapists. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' new rule requiring physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists to use "G-codes" on their medical bills took effect on July 1. Carriers and therapists in Texas have been worried about the rule change since the Division of Workers' Compensation issued a memo on Ju...
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