2017 Annual Update to the Therapy Code List
This article is based on Change Request (CR) 9782 which updates the therapy code list for Calendar Year (CY) 2017 by adding eight “always therapy” codes (97161 – 97168) for physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) evaluative procedures. CR 9782 also deletes the four codes currently used to report these services (97001 – 97004).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 14, 2016
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