Applying the Therapy Caps to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
This article is based on Change Request (CR) 8426 and alerts providers that:
• Beginning January 1, 2014, outpatient therapy services furnished by a CAH are subject to the
therapy cap and related policies;
• Pursuant to statute, the exceptions process, including the use of the KX modifier to attest the
medical necessity of therapy services above the caps, applies to services furnished by a
CAH in CY2014;
• Similarly, pursuant to statute, the manual medical review of claims in excess of the $3,700
threshold applies to services furnished by a CAH in CY2014; and MACs will no longer automatically apply the KX modifier to CAH services, effective January
1, 2014.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 17, 2014
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