Home Health Billing Reminder

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020

CMS has established two new G-codes to identify on home health claims the maintenance services furnished by therapy assistants.

  • G2168: Services performed by a physical therapist assistant in the home health setting in the delivery of a safe and effective physical therapy maintenance program, each 15 minutes

Report G2168 with revenue code 042X on Home Health claims (type of bill 032x other than 0322).

  • G2169: Services performed by an occupational therapist assistant in the home health setting in the delivery of a safe and effective occupational therapy maintenance program, each 15 minutes

Report G2169 with revenue code 043X on Home Health claims (type of bill 032x other than 0322).

These two codes will be accepted by Medicare systems on October 5, 2020.

Source: NAHC Report

 

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