The Regions of CMT Chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) is a form of manual manipulation (adjustment) used to improve joint and neurophysiological function. It can be accomplished by a variety of techniques. The Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) selects the CMT code that best describes the manipulative treatment administered to the patient on the date of service….
Procedure Coding Basics
The language of coding for chiropractic procedures is reported with CPT codes. Although a Chiropractic Assistant may work in a clinic in which the doctor manages the coding of procedures, the CA should be able to identify the codes and the intent in order to be of assistance. CAs who understand procedure codes can assist…
CMT Reference Documents
Reference Documents It’s critical to know the rules of the game that you are sitting down to play when billing third-party payers and dealing with CPT® coding. In this section, we’ve provided three excellent reference documents that outline more information about the CMT codes, from three different perspectives. Note the Job Aide from Medicare that…
CMT Coding Audit Tool
Support Tool Third-party payers are data lovers. They know you and your practice by data points and not by name. They know your various practice statistics and compare you to other practitioners billing the same codes on a local and national level. This is a part of how they process the effectiveness of their definition…
CMT Documentation Requirements
Meeting the Standards Chiropractors experience legal obligations when opening a practice and billing third-party payers for care. There is a Standard of Care to follow when practicing the art of Chiropractic to fulfill these obligations. This includes both physical treatment of the patient and documentation, coding, and billing of the visits. They are different extremities…
Coding Extra Spinal Manipulation
Clarification & Expectations The procedure code 98943 represents extraspinal manipulation for Chiropractors. What areas are included in this code? Can one bill 98943 with other CMT spinal codes when billing payors? There is no hard and fast rule for the second question, but there are specific rules to make sure you are performing and documenting…