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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
Feb 27, 2024/Resource
The cost performance category is a measure of resource utilization based on Medicare claims for specific services that CMS has identified.
Sep 1, 2017/Column
Here's what PTs and PTAs should know about the process.
Apr 1, 2018/Column
When it comes to wellness, advice is easy to give but best withheld.
Jul 1, 2018/Magazine
Online Comments
Jun 1, 2024/Column
President's Note, Forum
Aug 1, 2026/Article
New research examines if embedding physical therapists in the NICU enhances infant development, boosts parent engagement, and improves care.
Jul 1, 2025/Column
Annabelle Hu, SPT, interviews Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, president of APTA Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management.
Jan 19, 2021/Review
The final rule pushes payers toward more transparency and consistent deadlines for decisions.
Jan 15, 2021/Resource
2021 brings numerous changes to Medicare regulation related to telehealth, the Physician Fee Schedule payment, NCCI edits, and the Quality Payment Program.
