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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
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Physical therapists are licensed doctors who work with multiple patient populations impacted by disease, injury, and movement dysfunction. Read more.
Jul 27, 2021/Roundup
APTA "leading the way," COVID-19 effects in children, long-term changes in heart rate post-infection, and more.
May 5, 2021/Article
As with other documentation of PT services, you must show the need for the care you provide and equipment you recommend.
Mar 5, 2021/Roundup
Three vaccines are now approved, and some states recognize PTs as eligible to administer them.
Apr 5, 2021/Open Access
APTA is raising awareness about debt burden and providing support through the APTA Financial Solutions Center.
Apr 21, 2021/Perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unique challenges to all PTs, but especially those that work in the school-based setting.
Sep 1, 2022/Feature
Lecturer Lisa VanHoose, PT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA, provided a sobering view of the profession's 'DEI fatigue' — and a possible path to overcome it.
Aug 1, 2026/Article
New research examines if embedding physical therapists in the NICU enhances infant development, boosts parent engagement, and improves care.
