Get Initial Occupational Therapy Evaluation And Care Plan 2018-2025

What is CPT code 92526? The CPT code 92526 description is Treatment of swallowing dysfunction and/or oral function for feeding. It should be used by speech therapists when billing an individual treatment session for feeding therapy.

CPT® Code 97167 - Occupational Therapy Evaluations - Codify by AAPC.

What happens in an Occupational Therapy Evaluation? Fine motor (small movements of hands) Handwriting skills. Gross motor (large movements of the body including balance and coordination) Motor planning (the ability to conceive, plan, and carry out movements) Self care (bathing, dressing, feeding, grooming, toilet use)

The purpose of an evaluation visit is to assess areas of function so that the occupational therapist can develop a treatment plan to meet the patient's specific needs. The areas assessed during an OT evaluation depend on the patient's age, diagnosis, and rehabilitation needs.

97129: Therapeutic interventions that focus on cognitive function (e.g., attention, memory, reasoning, executive function, problem solving and/or pragmatic functioning) and compensatory strategies to manage the performance of an activity (e.g., managing time or schedules, initiating, organizing and sequencing tasks), ...

The Three Occupational Therapy Evaluation Codes 97165 — Occupational therapy evaluation: low complexity. 97166 — Occupational therapy evaluation: moderate complexity. 97167 — Occupational therapy evaluation: high complexity.

CPT Code 90791 is typically used for diagnostic evaluations that are related to new behavioral health concerns or illnesses. It's usually billed for the initial intake appointment and evaluation that each new patient needs to go through at the start of the treatment process.