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Home Health Outpatient Therapies Coverage Guidelines

Medicare Part B reimburses outpatient physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech-language pathology (SLP) services if the services are:

  • provided to a beneficiary who has Part B of the Medicare benefit;
  • furnished under the care of a physician, who is certifying the services are medically necessary;
  • reasonable and necessary to the treatment of the illness or injury, or to the restoration or maintenance of function affected by the illness or injury; and
  • furnished under a written plan of care (POC).

Refer to the following links for information about outpatient therapy services.

Updated: 11.29.18

Reviewed: 12.10.21

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