Compliance
Medicare Telehealth for PT, OT, and SLP: The 2026 Rules
Therapists can bill Medicare telehealth through December 31, 2027. The current rules: eligible codes, POS and modifiers, audio-only, and the next cliff.
The CQ and CO Modifiers: Billing PTA and OTA Services
How the CQ and CO modifiers work: the 10 percent de minimis standard, the 85 percent payment rate, CMS's billing examples, and the CY 2022 exceptions.
Medicare Chiropractic Billing: CMT Codes and the AT Modifier
What Medicare actually covers for chiropractors: the three CMT codes, the AT modifier rules, subluxation documentation, and the exclusions that surprise DCs.
Medicare PT Documentation Requirements That Survive Review
The five documents Medicare expects for every therapy episode, their required elements and deadlines, and the language reviewers look for, from the manual.
Common Medicare PT Claim Denials and How to Prevent Them
The denial categories that actually hit outpatient therapy claims, what each one looks like on a remittance, and the workflow that prevents it.
The KX Modifier and Medicare Therapy Thresholds (CY 2026)
What the $2,480 KX threshold and $3,000 medical review threshold mean, what counts toward them, and how to use the KX modifier without inviting audits.
The Medicare 8-Minute Rule: A Complete Guide for Therapists
How Medicare converts therapy minutes into billable units: the unit chart, mixed remainders, CMS's official examples, and the edge cases most guides skip.