Billing and Coding Basics: How Occupational Therapy Services Get Paid

ALL SESSIONS ARE CLOSED CAPTIONED AND WILL BE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO REGISTERED ATTENDEES WITHIN 24-48 BUSINESS HOURS.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Successful payment for occupational therapy requires the occupational therapy practitioner to select, document, and bill appropriate diagnostic and intervention codes that accurately describe the services they deliver. Understanding the intersection between coding, documentation, and billing however can be somewhat of a mystery, especially for practitioners billing occupational therapy services for the first time or entering a new setting with unfamiliar payer requirements. This webinar will briefly review how different payers reimburse for occupational therapy and highlight basic coding, billing, and documentation best practices for accurate payment of occupational therapy services.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand how coding and billing differs between six types of payers who reimburse for occupational therapy services
• Identify three coding and billing tips for accurate payment of OT services

Earn up to 1.00 contact hour.

SPEAKER

Kim Karr, OTR/L, CPHQ, RAC-CT is an occupational therapist and certified professional in healthcare quality with extensive experience in payer policy advocacy and clinical reimbursement with Medicare, Managed Care, and Medicaid payers. During her 23-year career in occupational therapy, she has served clients in acute and post-acute care, home health, and pediatric settings as well as supported clinicians through leadership roles including program manager, clinical director, and senior appeals specialist. In her current position as AOTA’s Coding and Payment Policy Manager, Karr monitors and responds to opportunities and issues with coding and payer policy changes, with focus on Medicare Part B and coding advocacy across payers. Karr has presented nationally on a variety of therapy-related topics including therapy coding, regulations, payment policy, and documentation best practices.