Pub. 100-02 Medicare Benefit Policy: Revised Requirements for Chiropractic Billing of Active/Corrective Treatment and Maintenance Therapy. Full Replacement of CR 3063
Guidance that introduces language in the Benefits Policy Manual to define chiropractic maintenance therapy and the reason for denials, add a requirement that the AT modifier be used in all cases where active/corrective treatment is performed, explains that chiropractic claims billed without this modifier will be denied, and deletes the paragraph about carrier development of parameters for an extension in course of treatment.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 08, 2004
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