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A major factor influencing payment for physical therapist services is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services values and reimburses Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes. CMS uses Relative Value Units, or RVUs, within the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, or RBRVS, payment system
Mar 1, 2023/Roundup
It's looking like a busy year for state legislatures, with the potential for some good news for the profession. Now's your chance to help.
Oct 1, 2025/News
APTA and APTA Private Practice have joined the MultiPlan Antitrust Litigation as plaintiffs. This federal antitrust litigation alleges a conspiracy to systematically underpay physical therapists and other health care providers for reimbursements of out-of-network services.
Oct 29, 2014/Test & Measure
Measures walking limitations secondary to a spinal cord injury (SCI) in adults.
Dec 14, 2022/News
The APTA-supported rule increases transparency and lowers admin burden across a range of programs including Medicaid and Medicare Advantage.
Aug 16, 2023/Review
Each facility type will see a 4% payment increase, with CMS holding off on implementing several potentially problematic provisions.
Mar 20, 2024/Article
Join us in Kansas City in July for a day of connection, insight, and inspiration.
Aug 1, 2025/News
Several major insurers are contracting with repricing companies to provide repricing services for out-of-network claims, often undervaluing physical therapist services.
Sep 16, 2026/Article
In a Sept. 14 Capitol Hill briefing held in the Rayburn House Office Building for congressional staff, APTA members and staff experts detailed how the failure to properly pay for physical therapist services not only harms patient access to care but also increases healthcare costs. During "An Ounce of
Jan 22, 2013/Test & Measure
Used to confirm diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and identify the involved semicircular canal (SCC), most commonly the horizontal SCC.
