Physical therapy services, owing to their inherent nature, have often been found to be elusive while billing for medical reimbursement. Unless medically deemed fit, these services cannot be billed for reimbursement. Consequently, physicians are apprehensive of undertaking certain services that might deprive them of reimbursement for medical services.
How does medical billing and coding support aid in Physical Therapy reimbursement?
Despite the healthcare providers pre-emptive scrutiny in determining eligibility for medical reimbursement, they may not always be successful in segregating ineligible cases due to their preoccupation with focused medical care as well as somewhat uncertain nature of this specialty-specific billing and coding.
Medicalbillersandcoders.com, the largest consortium of medical billers in the US, are known for accurate screening for deciding the eligibility of certain services for reimbursement. Such an efficient screening is indispensible for mitigating adverse impact on revenues from reimbursement. Laying a firm foundation for a comprehensive and efficient billing reimbursement solution, our Physical Therapy billing Specialists establish a well-phased system for an efficient claim submission and realization.
MBC, a medical billing company based in Texas, brings 20+ years of experience and best practices to the table. We make your revenue cycle management more cost-effective, efficient and profitable. Outsource your billing process and not the control of your processes. Physicians always search for what is the average charge for medical billing services in Texas market but we offer customized billing services plans that can be affordable to small to large scale physicians group.
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Error-free billing process
Our staff is experienced and well trained and have extensive knowledge of complex claim submission processes. MedicalBillersandCoders staff undergoes rigorous process training and complete the required quality and domain-driven knowledge assessment.
Accelerates Cash Flow
MBC’s outsourcing billing services allow clients to maintain a consistent cash flow and fast collection. Physicians can achieve greater economies of scale by letting us do the medical billing quickly.
Improves Patient Satisfaction
Physicians can afford to exclusively focus on patient care. MBC’s main focus lies in maximizing the client’s revenue. Outsourced medical billing services make sure that each code gets correct reimbursement quickly, errors are identified swiftly, and denials are followed up rapidly.
Billing Compliance
We are HIPAA compliant medical billing company. We ensure that compliance is deeply integrated into all operations.
Specialized Medical Billing Services in Texas
With over 25 years of expertise in Texas healthcare revenue management, our specialized medical billing services support practices across the Lone Star State. We offer comprehensive solutions that maintain practice control while optimizing revenue cycles.
Our HIPAA-compliant team ensures clean claims submission within state-mandated timelines - 30 days for electronic claims and 45 days for paper submissions. Through precise coding audits, strategic denial management, and efficient payment processing, we help practices streamline their financial operations while maintaining compliance with state regulations and industry standards.
Texas Medical Billing Specialists Drive Practice Success
Our Texas medical billing specialists combine deep industry knowledge with state-specific expertise to enhance practice performance. Through comprehensive services including charge entry, electronic claims submission, payment posting, and customized financial reporting, we help practices improve collections by 20%.
Our certified team provides strategic code auditing, payer fee schedule analysis, and dedicated denial management, enabling healthcare providers to focus on patient care while maintaining optimal revenue flow. With 25+ years of experience in the field, we ensure sustainable growth for Texas medical practices while meeting federal cost-reduction initiatives.
Value-Added Process to Optimize Reimbursement
Our Physical Therapy Billing and coding solutions include the following process:
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Setting up HIPAA compliant patient privacy reporting on any EMR software of your choice. Coupled with the compliant reporting, EMR system also ensures accurate charge-capture, which is crucial to billing and coding. Compliant EMR system – which runs on latest technology platforms – apart from ensuring operational efficiency, could also earn incentives for adhering to accepted level of compliance.
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Having a compliant patient medical record at their disposal, our billing experts apply appropriate CPT codes for corresponding services. Ingenuity in applying diverse codes: CPT code 97110 for therapeutic procedure on one or more areas to develop strength and endurance, range of motion and flexibility; CPT code 97112 for neuromuscular re-education of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture, and/or proprioception for sitting and or standing activities; CPT code 97116 for gait training including stair climbing; CPT code 97124 for massage, including stroking, compression, and percussion; CPT code 97140 for manual therapy techniques comprising mobilization/manipulation; CPT code 97150 for therapeutic procedure on group of 2 or more individuals. Application of suitable modifiers: modifier GP for service rendered by a l therapist, and modifier 59 for distinct procedural service. Such an ingenious coding system is precursor to an efficient claim submission devoid of any external audit issues
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Finally, having submitted claims for reimbursement, our billing professionals set up a follow up system for expediting reimbursement of medical bills.
Billing Across Multiple Specialties
Employing a sequential system for claim submission and realization, our billing services have the capability to undertake medical bill submission and claim-realization for diverse specialty-specific Physical Therapy services such as:
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Cardiopulmonary
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Neurological
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Integumentary
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Cryotherapy
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Heat Therapy
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Iontophoresis, electrotherapy and body massaging
Consequent to such best practices in billing management, physicians would be able to efficiently realize their claims with a portfolio of leading private insurance carriers such as United health, Wellpoint, Aetna, Humana, HCSC, Blue Cross Group, and public health insurance schemes such as Medicare and Medicaid.
MBC's unique combination of expertise and experience
Having a competent set of pre-qualification certificated by the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC); proficient in using advanced medical billing softwares like EHR Software: NextGen Healthcare, Epic, Cerner, AthenaOne, NueMD, TherapyNotes, DrChrono, eClinicalWorks, Allscripts, Athenahealth, Practice Fusion, TherapyNotes etc. and application of latest coding software and expert at applying standard CPT, HCPCS procedure and supply codes, and ICD-CM diagnosis codes – and a proactive outlook to ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 transition, our Physical Therapy billing experts promise to be an integrated solution for operational efficiency and revenue maximization. Therefore, physicians can be assured of much needed relief from complexities in medical billing.
