Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) Update to Status Indicators
CR 11453 informs MACs that Status Indicator Q (therapy functional information code) is no longer effective with the 2020 MPFSDB beginning January 1, 2020. Medicare no longer requires
functional therapy reporting. CR 11453 makes change to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 30.2.2 to reflect this change for Status Indicator Q. Make sure that
your billing staffs are aware of this change
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 19, 2019
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