Question

You are a new OT grad working in ___________. You and a PT work together for 30 minutes with a patient on transfer activities. Your facility follows the guidelines of 1 unit = 15 minutes. Under Medicare B, you decide to bill ________.

a. inpatient rehabilitation, 1 unit per discipline
b. home health, 2 units per discipline
c. outpatient rehabilitation, 1 unit per disciple
d. hospice care, 2 units per discipline

Answer 1

Under Medicare B, for a 30-minute session in outpatient rehabilitation, the billing would be 2 units per discipline since 1 unit is equivalent to 15 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you are a new OT grad working in an outpatient rehabilitation setting and have worked with a PT for 30 minutes on transfer activities, under Medicare B billing guidelines, you would typically bill for this time. Since one unit is equivalent to 15 minutes, and you both worked with the patient for 30 minutes, you should bill 2 units per discipline. In this scenario, the correct answer would be: outpatient rehabilitation, 2 units per discipline.