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Outpatient Therapy Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Calculator

Jan 22, 2024/Members Only

APTA's outpatient therapy fee schedule spreadsheet helps you determine your payment for services under Medicare.

The Fix Was On

Aug 1, 2019/Column

A career was shaped by the desire to make things better.

There's a Word for What We Do

Aug 1, 2017/Column

It's made up, yet it's very real.

CMS Launches Voluntary Prior Authorization Model for Traditional Medicare

Jul 22, 2025/News

Following discussions with major health insurers on their commitments, including a pledge to reduce the number of services requiring prior authorization, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model. This model aims to selectively

APTA Digital Health Transparency Campaign

APTA is asking digital health providers to make the following commitment: Digital "physical therapy" services are only performed or directed by licensed PTs.

Something I'll Never Forget

Jul 16, 2019/Perspective

I took the leap and applied for a project committee.

From PT in Motion: Walking Away From the PT Designation

Dec 1, 2017/News

Want to focus on all the good you can do for people without the burden of having that "PT" designation after your name? How about just dropping the title and calling yourself something else? Simple answer: it doesn't work that way.

Coronavirus Update: April 1, 2020

Apr 1, 2020/News

CMS moves toward telehealth for physical therapy, FCC announces telehealth initiative, new resources available for physical therapy educators, and more.

Final IRF Rule: Payment Increase Grows to 3.2%; Data Collection Postponed

Aug 30, 2022/Review

Analysis of recent data led to the payment boost, and concerns about provider burden helped delay a universal assessment requirement.

From PTJ: Researchers Zero in on Best Exercises for Patients in Chemotherapy

Nov 10, 2023/Review

A review of 27 studies found an association between aerobic exercise and improvements that reduce mortality risk.