PRIVATE PRACTICE - 2024 Fee Schedule

This course will be presented live on January 4, 2024

It’s a new year, and with that, new, revised, and deleted CPT codes become effective on January 1, 2024. Payment changes occur in terms of the annual Medicare therapy threshold dollar amount, the use of the KX modifier for claims exceeding the therapy threshold, the targeted medical review process for claims exceeding $3000 in a calendar year, and the annual Medicare Part B deductible and its impact on the annual therapy threshold dollar amount. In the calendar year 2024, what is the status of outpatient therapy delivered via telehealth and the supervision requirements of a physical therapist assistant by a physical therapist and an occupational therapist assistant by an occupational therapist in the private practice setting? Lastly, will Medicare reimbursement decrease in the calendar year 2024 compared to 2023, and might some localities see a bigger decrease than others?

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

-Recall the 2024 conversion factor and its impact on payment under Medicare Part B therapy services.
-Understand the 2024 Medicare Part B deductible and its impact on the annual therapy threshold.
-Identify 3 possible scenarios of who may pay the 2024 Medicare Part B deductible.
-Describe the 2 Medigap plans that cover the annual Medicare Part B deductible.
-Identify the 2024 therapy threshold and the targeted medical review process for claims exceeding $3,000 in the calendar year 2024.
-Identify new, revised, and/or deleted CPT codes for 2024 that may be utilized by physical or occupational therapists and/or speech-language pathologists.
-Recite the current status of telehealth with traditional Medicare and major commercial insurance carriers for the calendar year 2024.
-Explain how CMS calculates the 15% payment reduction when a service is provided in whole or in part by a physical therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
-Understand how the Geographic Price Cost Index for your locality impacts your Medicare payment in calendar year 2024.

Rick Gawenda

PT

Gawenda Seminars and Consulting

RICK GAWENDA, PT, is a licensed physical therapist with over 30 years of experience and currently serves as the founder and President of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, in 1991.

He has provided valuable education and consulting to hospitals, private practices, skilled nursing facilities, and rehabilitation agencies in the areas of CPT coding, ICD-10 coding, billing, documentation compliance, revenue enhancement, practice management, and denial management as they relate to outpatient therapy services. Mr. Gawenda has presented nationally since 2004 and has provided over 1000 on-site seminars and webinars.

In addition, Mr. Gawenda is retained by attorneys to serve as an expert in regard to legal or physical therapy state board issues regarding documentation, billing, supervision, and utilization of support personnel and compliance with insurance rules and regulations as well as physical therapy state board requirements.

Mr. Gawenda is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and Michigan Physical Therapy Association (MPTA). Mr. Gawenda is a Past President of the Section on Health Policy & Administration of the APTA. He is the current Chair of the APTA Private Practice Payment Policy

Mr. Gawenda is also the author of “The How-To Manual for Rehab Documentation: A Complete Guide to Increasing Reimbursement and Reducing Denials” and “Coding and Billing for Outpatient Rehab Made Easy: Proper Use of CPT Codes, ICD-9 Codes, and Modifiers”.

Course Instructions

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Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
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