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Billing => Billing => : lbd122 May 28, 2009, 06:17:08 PM

: POS code for Physical Therapy
: lbd122 May 28, 2009, 06:17:08 PM

Hi everyone,

i'm very new to this board and to this whole billing thing in general.  I was just wondering what other people use for the place of service code for a physical therapist.  Do you use 11 or 49? 

Thank you!

: Re: POS code for Physical Therapy
: Anne May 28, 2009, 06:21:16 PM

POS is place of service.  Office is 11, home is 12

: Re: POS code for Physical Therapy
: lbd122 May 28, 2009, 06:33:48 PM

thank you.  what about 49 for clinic?  is that one ever used?

: Re: POS code for Physical Therapy
: Michele May 29, 2009, 09:03:57 AM

You only want to use 49 if the place the services are being performed in a facility that is credentialed as a clinic.  Otherwise, you may refer to it as a PT clinic, but if it is not set up that way with the insurance carriers, then you would just use 11 for office.

Michele