Coding: See codes 29200 - 29280 (body/upper extremity) and 29520 - 29584 (lower extremity). Note that code 29220 (strapping of low back) was deleted in 2010 and the CPT book now states to use 29799 to report low back strapping. Kinesio Taping: Typically, but not always, this application is for the purpose of providing assistance in movement.
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Strapping codes should be used when providing total immobilization or restriction of movement. Additionally, BCBSIL states in its July BLUE Review that kinesiology services are considered not medically necessary.
You should consider stand-alone taping a non-payable service by most health plans. If you need to bill an insurance carrier for taping, I recommend you use CPT code 97139 (unlisted therapeutic procedure) or CPT code 97799 (unlisted physical medicine/rehabilitation service or procedure).
We accept 97112 for kinesio taping.
Kinesio tape is a considered a supply, and Medicare benefits are not typically granted for supplies unless they are deemed medically necessary. In that case, Medicare Part B does cover some supplies under durable medical equipment benefit.
The average cost of Kinesiology Tape without insurance may be around $22.64 or more.
CPT® Code 97799 - Other Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service or Procedures - Codify by AAPC.
CPT® code 97110: Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion and flexibility, each 15 minutes.
97112. CPT 97112 – Neuromuscular Re-education: Therapeutic procedure, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes; neuromuscular reeducation of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture, and/or proprioception for sitting and/or standing activities.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapeutic ProceduresCPT® Code 97139 - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapeutic Procedures - Codify by AAPC.
At times, the term taping is used interchangeably with strapping. However taping that is not used to provide immobilization or restriction of movement or is used as part of a therapy program is not considered strapping.
Therefore, you should consider elastic therapeutic taping a non-insurance-payable procedure. However, if you need to bill an insurance carrier for elastic taping, we recommend you use CPT code 97139 (unlisted therapeutic procedure) or CPT code 97799 (unlisted physical medicine / rehabilitation service or procedure).
In general, it is thought that kinesiology tape helps to create balance in the neural circuitry in muscles, tendons, joints, and skin. This is thought to work to reduce pain, decrease swelling, and improve muscle performance and function.
Therefore, you should consider elastic therapeutic taping a non-insurance-payable procedure. However, if you need to bill an insurance carrier for elastic taping, we recommend you use CPT code 97139 (unlisted therapeutic procedure) or CPT code 97799 (unlisted physical medicine / rehabilitation service or procedure).
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapeutic ProceduresCPT® Code 97139 - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapeutic Procedures - Codify by AAPC.
97112. CPT 97112 – Neuromuscular Re-education: Therapeutic procedure, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes; neuromuscular reeducation of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture, and/or proprioception for sitting and/or standing activities.
CPT 97110, 97112, 97113, 97116, 97124, 97139 – Therapeutic procedure codes. The pattern remains the same for treatment times in excess of 2 hours. If a service represented by a 15 minute timed code is performed in a single day for at least 15 minutes, that service shall be billed for at least one unit.
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Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z01.84 became effective on October 1, 2021.
According to one payer's policy, "Kinesio Taping is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while allowing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion. It is used to treat a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and medical conditions.
Answer: Because Kinesio® tape is a supply, its application is included in the time spent in direct contact with a patient to provide either re-education of a muscle and movement or to stabilize one body area to enable improved strength or range of motion.
Coding: See codes 29200 - 29280 (body/upper extremity) and 29520 - 29584 (lower extremity). Note that code 29220 (strapping of low back) was deleted in 2010 and the CPT book now states to use 29799 to report low back strapping.
It is used to treat a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and medical conditions. Blue Cross considers Kinesio Taping as an investigational service and therefore non-covered.". Coding: The codes to use depend on the payer and the purpose of the application. If the purpose is for immobilization, then a strapping code ( 29200 - 29280, ...
It is not appropriate to code 97110 or 97112, etc. if kinesiology taping is the only work performed. The only appropriate code to report, in addition to the therapy service rendered, would be the supply code for the tape itself.".
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According to one payer's policy, "Kinesio Taping is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while allowing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion. It is used to treat a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and medical conditions.
Answer: Because Kinesio® tape is a supply, its application is included in the time spent in direct contact with a patient to provide either re-education of a muscle and movement or to stabilize one body area to enable improved strength or range of motion.
If the purpose is for immobilization, then a strapping code ( 29200 - 29280, 29520 - 29584) could be appropriate. When the purpose is for assistance, the code to use depends on the payer. The following are some possibilities:
Coding: See codes 29200 - 29280 (body/upper extremity) and 29520 - 29584 (lower extremity). Note that code 29220 (strapping of low back) was deleted in 2010 and the CPT book now states to use 29799 to report low back strapping.
It is used to treat a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and medical conditions. Blue Cross considers Kinesio Taping as an investigational service and therefore non-covered.". Coding: The codes to use depend on the payer and the purpose of the application. If the purpose is for immobilization, then a strapping code ( 29200 - 29280, ...
It is not appropriate to code 97110 or 97112, etc. if kinesiology taping is the only work performed. The only appropriate code to report, in addition to the therapy service rendered, would be the supply code for the tape itself.".
Note: The American Chiropractic Association's Policy on Kinesio Taping states (emphasis added): "As such, when applying Kinesiology Taping to a patient in conjun ction with another therapy, the Kinesiology Taping service should not be separately reported. It is not appropriate to code 97110 or 97112, etc. if kinesiology taping is the only work performed. The only appropriate code to report, in addition to the therapy service rendered, would be the supply code for the tape itself."
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This article contains coding guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Services (L33631).
It is the responsibility of the provider to code to the highest level specified in the ICD-10-CM. The correct use of an ICD-10-CM code does not assure coverage of a service. The service must be reasonable and necessary in the specific case and must meet the criteria specified in the related local coverage determination.
The following ICD-10-CM Codes do not support the medical necessity for the CPT/HCPCS code 97035.
Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service. Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the article does not apply to that Bill Type.
Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination.
The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) is the official system to assign health care codes describing diagnoses and procedures in the United States (U.S). The ICD is also used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates.
ICD-10 was implemented on October 1, 2015, replacing the 9th revision of ICD (ICD-9).
The ICD-10-CM has two types of excludes notes. Each note has a different definition for use but they are both similar in that they indicate that codes excluded from each other are independent of each other.
SLPs practic ing in a health care setting, especially a hospital, may have to code disease s and diagnoses according to the ICD-10. Payers, including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurers, also require SLPs to report ICD-10 codes on health care claims for payment.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z01.84 became effective on October 1, 2021.