Elevate your earnings, revolutionize your billing: the complete guide to physical therapy billing units
As a physical therapy healthcare provider, you know the importance of providing top-notch patient care. But did you know that maximizing your physical therapy billing units can significantly impact your bottom line?
In this insider’s guide, you’ll discover the secrets to unlocking the full potential of your billing units, allowing you to provide better care and boost your revenue. So, get ready to take your practice to the next level with the insider’s guide to physical therapy billing units.
Contents
What are billing units in physical therapy?
Billing for Timed and Untimed Services
Billing for Individual Therapy vs Group Therapy
Example Case for Individual therapy
Example Case for Group Therapy
Billing for Overlapped or Multiple Appointments
Effective Tips to Follow for Billing Units for Physical Therapy Services
What are billing units in physical therapy?
Before diving deep inside as a healthcare provider, you must know how physical therapy services are billed. Physical therapy services are typically billed using a unit-based system, with each unit representing a specific amount of time spent providing treatment.
The number of units billed for a particular service is determined by factors such as the type of treatment, the session length, and the case’s complexity. Standard physical therapy billing units include 15-minute increments and half-hour increments.
Billing units are used to standardize the billing process and ensure that healthcare providers are reimbursed fairly for the services they provide.
Billing for Timed and Untimed Services
Physical therapy services are usually categorized into two sets:
- Timed Services
- Untimed Services
Timed Services
Timed services are billed based on a set amount of time spent providing treatment, and 8 minute rule is applied to calculate billing units. Timed codes in physical therapy billing require the therapist to continuously attend to or maintain contact with the patient receiving the service. These services are typically highly interactive and hands-on, and as a result, they may offer higher reimbursement.
