group therapy

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Question for the group with regard to charging/billing for group therapy (CPT

97150). Am I correct in that the use of this code (whether for aquatic or gym

patients) can only be used when all participants are receiving the exact same

exercises at the same time and NOT for when you have 2-5 patients doing their

individual programs but at the same time under the supervision of one clinician?

It has always been my understanding that individual exercise programs done in a

group setting can only be billed as therapeutic exercise (97110) or aquatic

therapy (97113) and only for the actual one on one minutes spent with the

therapist.

Thanks,

Jeff Brown PT

Director of Rehabilitation

Decatur Memorial Hospital

2300 N. St.

Decatur, IL 62526

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