{"id":180785,"date":"2026-08-17T05:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pabau.com\/?p=180785"},"modified":"2026-08-17T07:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:33:52","slug":"hcpcs-code-g0152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pabau.com\/fr\/procedure-codes\/hcpcs-code-g0152\/","title":{"rendered":"HCPCS code G0152: Home health occupational therapy billing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"MedicalWebPage\",\"headline\":\"HCPCS code G0152: Home health occupational therapy billing\",\"description\":\"Billing guide for HCPCS code G0152, covering who may bill occupational therapy in home health and hospice, documentation requirements, and how the home health prospective payment system pays for the visit.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/procedure-codes\/hcpcs-code-g0152\/\",\"audience\":{\"@type\":\"MedicalAudience\",\"audienceType\":\"Clinician\"},\"reviewedBy\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Dr Vanja Kitanova\",\"jobTitle\":\"Medical Reviewer\",\"affiliation\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Pabau\"},\"knowsAbout\":[\"Medical Coding\",\"Clinical Documentation\",\"Healthcare Billing\",\"Clinical Safety\"],\"sameAs\":\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/author\/vanja\/\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-07\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-17\"}<\/script>\n\n\n        <div id=\"key_takeaways\">\n            <div class=\"header\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Key-Takeaways-Icon.svg\" alt=\"Key takeaways\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\">\n                                <h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"list\">\n                                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>HCPCS code G0152 covers occupational therapy delivered by a qualified OT in a home health or hospice setting, reported in 15-minute increments.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>Only a licensed OT may bill G0152, and OT assistants report their visits under G0158 instead.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>Every claim needs a physician-certified plan of care, documented medical necessity, and timed treatment minutes in the visit note.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>Home health visits are paid under the prospective payment system, so G0152 usually reports time rather than triggering its own payment.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>Practice management software like Pabau captures treatment times and flags missing documentation before a home health claim goes out.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HCPCS code G0152 covers occupational therapy delivered by a qualified occupational therapist in a home health or hospice setting. One unit equals 15 minutes of treatment time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G0152 rarely generates a payment on its own. Medicare pays home health by the 30-day period of care, so the code mostly reports what happened during the visit. Accuracy still matters, because those lines drive audits, low-utilization payments, and your cost report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denials cluster around three things: the wrong provider type, miscounted minutes, or a plan of care that nobody signed. Each one is preventable at the desk, before the claim leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-g0152-covers-and-what-it-does-not\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What G0152 covers, and what it does not<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G0152 is a HCPCS Level II G-code maintained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/medicare\/coding-billing\/healthcare-common-procedure-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)<\/a>. It applies to skilled occupational therapy furnished under the Medicare home health benefit, and to OT written into a hospice plan of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medicare pays for judgment the patient cannot supply alone: assessment, treatment planning, adaptive technique training, and caregiver instruction. A visit that only repeats a routine the patient already manages will not meet the skilled standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:1.5em 0 2em;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Field<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">HCPCS code<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">G0152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Short descriptor<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Hhcp-serv of OT, ea 15 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Long descriptor<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Services performed by a qualified occupational therapist in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Code type<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">HCPCS Level II G-code<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Maintained by<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Applicable settings<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Home health, hospice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Reporting unit<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Each 15 minutes of treatment time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Status<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Active<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G0152 belongs to a small cluster of home health G-codes running from G0151 to G0158. Each one maps to a discipline and a license level. Reaching for the wrong member of that cluster is one of the most common home health submission errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-only-a-licensed-ot-can-bill-g0152\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Only a licensed OT can bill G0152<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A qualified occupational therapist is the only provider who may bill G0152. An OT assistant who delivers the same visit reports it under G0158, and billing G0152 instead is a compliance problem rather than a clerical one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reviewers spot it quickly, because the credential attached to the visit does not match the code on the line. Qualifying providers for G0152 generally include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Licensed occupational therapists who meet Medicare&rsquo;s definition of a qualified OT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OTs employed by, or under arrangement with, a Medicare-certified home health agency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OTs working in hospice, where occupational therapy sits in the patient&rsquo;s plan of care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract OTs delivering visits on behalf of a certified agency, billing through that agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And OT assistants?<\/strong> An OTA can deliver the visit wherever state law and the plan of care allow it. Only the claim line changes, from G0152 to G0158. Its physical therapy equivalent is <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/procedure-codes\/hcpcs-code-g0157\/\">G0157<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supervision rules and local edits vary by Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), so check your own jurisdiction before you configure the billing system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CGS publishes its home health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgsmedicare.com\/hhh\/coverage\/hh_coverage_guidelines\/11a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OT coverage guidance<\/a> online, and other MACs do the same. Therapy aides may not bill G0152 under any circumstance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-documentation-is-what-keeps-the-claim-paid\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documentation is what keeps the claim paid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thin documentation is the leading reason these claims get denied or recouped after payment. Medicare&rsquo;s list of required elements is short and specific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Physician-certified plan of care:<\/strong> signed by a physician or allowed practitioner, naming the OT services, functional goals, frequency, and duration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medical necessity:<\/strong> clinical reasoning that ties skilled OT to a specific diagnosis and a functional limitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visit notes:<\/strong> one note per billable visit, recording interventions, minutes, and how the patient responded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Functional goals:<\/strong> measurable targets tied to activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental ADLs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time records:<\/strong> start and end times, or total treatment minutes, to support the units claimed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physician order:<\/strong> a signed referral for home health occupational therapy before the first visit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every record needs a date, a signature, and secure storage. <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/hipaa-compliance-software\/\">HIPAA-compliant workflows<\/a> matter more in home health than almost anywhere else, because notes get written on a laptop in someone&rsquo;s living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Structured note templates cut down on missing fields, and the time entries matter most, because they decide the unit count. Practices running on <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/industry\/occupational-therapy-software\/\">occupational therapy software<\/a> keep the template and the timer on the same screen, so the therapist is not reconstructing minutes that evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pabau.com\/cdn\/attachments\/pulse\/content-engine\/billing_codes\/hcpcs-code-g0152\/customizable-consent-and-intake-forms.webp\" alt=\"Customizable consent and intake forms in Pabau\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pabau&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/features\/patient-intake-software\/\">digital intake forms<\/a> capture consent and history before the first OT visit, so the record is complete when the claim is built.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px;width:800px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commercial payers write their own rules, so check a plan&rsquo;s policy before you assume Medicare&rsquo;s document set is enough. Annual <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/hipaa-training-for-employees\/\">HIPAA training<\/a> also keeps a field team consistent about what belongs in a note and what does not.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"pro_tip\">\n            <div class=\"img\">\n                <svg width=\"42\" height=\"42\" viewBox=\"0 0 42 42\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                    <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\n                        d=\"M12.6383 19.5238C12.6632 21.2071 12.8734 22.9926 12.0685 24.5523C11.0341 26.8917 8.45076 28.169 7.56292 30.5918C6.63082 33.1061 7.19505 36.185 9.31371 37.9786C10.929 39.5678 13.4183 39.9873 15.6061 39.5463C17.4592 39.073 19.1049 37.8388 19.9706 36.1608C20.781 34.7141 20.7866 32.9904 20.5293 31.3985C20.1006 29.3092 18.3775 27.8705 16.9807 26.362C14.8814 24.1005 14.6684 20.6854 15.595 17.8915C16.4331 15.4768 19.0026 14.2344 20.0425 11.9461C20.7202 10.6769 20.7506 9.20327 20.6068 7.81304C20.1864 5.40098 18.3139 3.23631 15.8716 2.56674C13.9742 2.03969 11.8224 2.30052 10.1739 3.37614C8.70522 4.34688 7.5878 5.86618 7.28356 7.58178C6.76081 9.82981 7.53525 12.2822 9.20307 13.9118C10.7658 15.4741 12.4806 17.2273 12.6383 19.5238Z\"\n                        fill=\"#2BADD4\" \/>\n                    <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\n                        d=\"M22.7048 19.8387C22.6822 22.3279 24.4507 24.6234 26.7493 25.4682C28.0531 25.961 29.4725 25.9183 30.7989 25.5487C32.0575 24.9955 33.301 24.2237 34.0069 23.0092C34.8384 21.5811 35.2982 19.8286 34.7832 18.2094C34.3611 16.2507 32.8739 14.6541 31.0275 13.9426C28.6736 12.9595 25.8073 13.7942 24.1719 15.7001C23.2022 16.8366 22.6143 18.3326 22.7048 19.8387Z\"\n                        fill=\"#2BADD4\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                <h3>Pro Tip<\/h3>\n                <p>Audit your visit notes quarterly. Pull ten random G0152 claims. Check each one for a signed plan of care, recorded minutes, and a functional goal tied to an ADL. That is exactly what a MAC looks for in a targeted home health review.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-medicare-actually-pays-for-a-g0152-visit\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Medicare actually pays for a G0152 visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medicare does not pay a fee-schedule amount for G0152. Home health runs on the Home Health Prospective Payment System, which pays for a 30-day period of care rather than for each visit inside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So in a normal period, your G0152 lines report the discipline and the minutes. Payment comes from the case-mix-adjusted amount for that period, and reporting one more unit does not change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exception is a low-utilization payment adjustment, known as a LUPA. When a period has fewer visits than its threshold, Medicare pays per visit instead, at a rate set for occupational therapy. The wage index for the service area then adjusts that rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CMS publishes those per-visit amounts and the case-mix weights each year in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/medicare\/payment\/prospective-payment-systems\/home-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">home health payment rule<\/a>. Check that rule for the current year rather than a physician fee schedule lookup, which does not price these codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:1.5em 0 2em;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Factor<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Payment system<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Home Health Prospective Payment System, paid per 30-day period of care<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Reporting unit<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Each 15 minutes of occupational therapy visit time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Unit rounding<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Time is reported in 15-minute increments: 8 to 22 minutes is 1 unit, 23 to 37 is 2, and 38 to 52 is 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">When the code pays directly<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">LUPA periods only, at the per-visit amount set for occupational therapy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Geographic adjustment<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Wage index for the area where the service is furnished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Rate source<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Annual home health prospective payment system final rule, effective each January<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Other payers<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Medicare Advantage and commercial plans set their own per-visit rates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billers still count minutes carefully, because unit math is where audits start. A 20-minute OT visit is one unit. A 25-minute visit is two. Claiming two units for 20 minutes is overbilling, and a repeated pattern of it gets flagged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pabau.com\/cdn\/attachments\/pulse\/content-engine\/billing_codes\/hcpcs-code-g0152\/detailed-client-records-in-pabau.webp\" alt=\"Detailed client records in Pabau\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Treatment minutes stored in the Pabau <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/features\/medical-records-management\/\">client record<\/a> are the evidence behind every 15-minute unit a G0152 claim reports.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px;width:800px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reporting accuracy still earns its keep in a full period, even with no payment attached to the line. Those entries feed LUPA determinations, Medicare Advantage per-visit contracts, your cost report, and the visit history a reviewer reads first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-g0152-differs-from-g0151-g0157-and-g0158\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How G0152 differs from G0151, G0157 and G0158<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two variables separate these four codes. The first is the therapy discipline, and the second is whether a therapist or an assistant delivered the visit. Everything else matches, including the 15-minute unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:1.5em 0 2em;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Code<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Discipline<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Provider level<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Reporting unit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">G0151<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Physical therapy<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Qualified physical therapist (PT)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Each 15 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">G0152<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Occupational therapy<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Qualified occupational therapist (OT)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Each 15 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">G0157<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Physical therapy (assistant level)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Physical therapist assistant (PTA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Each 15 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">G0158<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Occupational therapy (assistant level)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Occupational therapy assistant (OTA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Each 15 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a mixed caseload for one week. A PT visits on Monday, an OTA on Wednesday, and the OT on Friday. That single week produces three codes: G0151, G0158, and G0152. The unit math never changes, only the code on the line does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every biller covering a mixed caseload should know that table by heart. It is a small piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/industry\/therapy-practice-management\/\">therapy practice management<\/a> that pays for itself the first time it stops a recoupment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Descriptors do get revised, so check your MAC&rsquo;s current code file rather than a cheat sheet from two years ago. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapc.com\/codes\/hcpcs-codes-range\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AAPC HCPCS lookup<\/a> is a quick way to confirm a short and long descriptor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-billing-ot-in-a-hospice-setting-works-differently\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billing OT in a hospice setting works differently<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In hospice, the agency bills G0152 rather than the therapist, and the service has to be palliative. Once a patient elects the Medicare hospice benefit, care related to the terminal diagnosis becomes the hospice&rsquo;s financial responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occupational therapy is still covered in that setting, but only where it appears in the hospice plan of care. Four points shape how it gets billed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Palliative focus:<\/strong> comfort, safety, positioning, adaptive equipment, and caregiver training rather than restorative goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Named in the plan of care:<\/strong> the interdisciplinary plan lists OT, and the attending physician signs it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Billed by the agency:<\/strong> the hospice submits the claim, so OT time flows through the hospice&rsquo;s own reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coverage limits:<\/strong> services unrelated to the terminal diagnosis may fall outside the benefit, so confirm scope with your MAC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hospice coverage runs on its own rulebook, and home health documentation habits do not transfer cleanly. Chapter 9 of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, CMS Publication 100-02, is the section to read first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-six-billing-errors-that-trigger-a-g0152-denial\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Six billing errors that trigger a G0152 denial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home health OT denials repeat themselves, which is good news for anyone building controls. Once you know the pattern, you can catch each one inside the workflow instead of chasing a recoupment months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:1.5em 0 2em;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Billing error<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Why it happens<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">How to prevent it<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Wrong provider type<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">An OTA visit is billed as G0152 instead of G0158<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Confirm the rendering provider&rsquo;s credential before the code is assigned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Incorrect unit count<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Minutes are rounded up without applying the 15-minute increment rule<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Record start and end times, and train staff on the rounding table<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Missing or unsigned plan of care<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">The claim goes out before the physician signature comes back<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Hold the claim in a queue until the signed plan of care is on file<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Thin medical necessity<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Notes describe the activity but never link it to a functional limitation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Use note templates with a required medical necessity field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">No time record<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">The note captures what happened but not how long it took<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Require timestamped visit logs captured at the point of care<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Overlapping PT and OT time<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Both disciplines are billed for the same treatment interval<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Document each discipline&rsquo;s minutes separately, with no overlap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Software helps with the part it can see. <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/features\/claims-management-software\/\">Claims management software<\/a> checks that the fields a claim needs are complete before it will let that claim go out. The credential question and the minute count still start with the person in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pabau.com\/cdn\/attachments\/pulse\/content-engine\/billing_codes\/hcpcs-code-g0152\/automate-claims-through-healthcode.webp\" alt=\"Automated claims and billing in Pabau\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pabau builds the claim from the client record, so a G0152 line carries the codes and details the visit note already holds.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px;width:800px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-before-you-submit-a-quick-claim-checklist\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you submit: A quick claim checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run this list before the claim leaves the building. It takes about a minute per claim, and it catches nearly everything a reviewer would pull you up on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The rendering provider is a licensed OT, not an assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The plan of care is signed, current, and names occupational therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The visit note carries start and end times, or total treatment minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The unit count matches the rounding table above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The note links the intervention to a functional limitation and a goal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No second discipline is billed for the same minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anything that fails the list goes back to the therapist the same day, not at month end. A note is far easier to correct while the visit is still fresh in someone&rsquo;s memory.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"pro_tip\">\n            <div class=\"img\">\n                <svg width=\"42\" height=\"42\" viewBox=\"0 0 42 42\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                    <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\n                        d=\"M12.6383 19.5238C12.6632 21.2071 12.8734 22.9926 12.0685 24.5523C11.0341 26.8917 8.45076 28.169 7.56292 30.5918C6.63082 33.1061 7.19505 36.185 9.31371 37.9786C10.929 39.5678 13.4183 39.9873 15.6061 39.5463C17.4592 39.073 19.1049 37.8388 19.9706 36.1608C20.781 34.7141 20.7866 32.9904 20.5293 31.3985C20.1006 29.3092 18.3775 27.8705 16.9807 26.362C14.8814 24.1005 14.6684 20.6854 15.595 17.8915C16.4331 15.4768 19.0026 14.2344 20.0425 11.9461C20.7202 10.6769 20.7506 9.20327 20.6068 7.81304C20.1864 5.40098 18.3139 3.23631 15.8716 2.56674C13.9742 2.03969 11.8224 2.30052 10.1739 3.37614C8.70522 4.34688 7.5878 5.86618 7.28356 7.58178C6.76081 9.82981 7.53525 12.2822 9.20307 13.9118C10.7658 15.4741 12.4806 17.2273 12.6383 19.5238Z\"\n                        fill=\"#2BADD4\" \/>\n                    <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\n                        d=\"M22.7048 19.8387C22.6822 22.3279 24.4507 24.6234 26.7493 25.4682C28.0531 25.961 29.4725 25.9183 30.7989 25.5487C32.0575 24.9955 33.301 24.2237 34.0069 23.0092C34.8384 21.5811 35.2982 19.8286 34.7832 18.2094C34.3611 16.2507 32.8739 14.6541 31.0275 13.9426C28.6736 12.9595 25.8073 13.7942 24.1719 15.7001C23.2022 16.8366 22.6143 18.3326 22.7048 19.8387Z\"\n                        fill=\"#2BADD4\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                <h3>Pro Tip<\/h3>\n                <p>Keep last year&rsquo;s per-visit amounts out of your forecasting spreadsheets. Home health rates change every January, and one stale LUPA figure quietly distorts every revenue projection built on top of it.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-pabau-keeps-home-health-ot-claims-clean\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Pabau keeps home health OT claims clean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most home health teams still run this on memory and paper. A therapist writes minutes into a visit note, and someone retypes them into the billing system. Then a third person chases whether the signed plan of care ever came back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practice management software like Pabau, an all-in-one system for clinical care and business operations, puts those steps in one place. Therapists record treatment times against the client record at the point of care. Billers then read the same minutes the therapist wrote, with no retyping in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signed forms, consents, and visit notes sit in that same file, so a documentation check becomes a look rather than a hunt. <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/features\/automated-workflows-software\/\">Automated workflows<\/a> handle the routine chasing around a visit, and the claim itself is built from the record instead of a second data entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pabau.com\/cdn\/attachments\/pulse\/content-engine\/billing_codes\/hcpcs-code-g0152\/automated-communication-in-pabau.webp\" alt=\"Automated patient communication in Pabau\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pabau&rsquo;s automated messages keep patients and caregivers on track between visits, so the OT plan of care is actually followed at home.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px;width:800px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcome is fewer claims pulled back for a missing signature, and a shorter denial list at the end of the month. <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/practice-management-software\/\">Practice management software<\/a> will not decide which code fits a provider&rsquo;s license, and it should not be asked to. What it removes is the retyping where most of the errors creep in.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"book_a_demo\">\n            <div class=\"left-side\">\n                <div class=\"logo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo.svg\"\n                        alt=\"Logo\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"heading\">\n                    Keep home health OT documentation claim-ready                <\/h3>\n\n                <p class=\"description\">\n                    Pabau records treatment times, consents, and visit notes in one client file. Your billers can see what is still missing before a G0152 claim goes out the door.                <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"button-group\">\n                    <a href=\"\/book-demo\/\" class=\"btn btn-scale-effect btn-cta-color btn-md\">\n                        <span class=\"btn-text\">Book a demo<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"btn-icon btn-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                            <svg\n                                width=\"14\"\n                                height=\"12\"\n                                viewBox=\"0 0 14 12\"\n                                fill=\"none\"\n                                xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n                            >\n                                <path\n                                    d=\"M0.75 4.77295C0.335786 4.77295 0 5.10874 0 5.52295C0 5.93716 0.335786 6.27295 0.75 6.27295V5.52295V4.77295ZM13.2803 6.05328C13.5732 5.76039 13.5732 5.28551 13.2803 4.99262L8.50736 0.219648C8.21447 -0.073245 7.73959 -0.073245 7.4467 0.219648C7.15381 0.512542 7.15381 0.987415 7.4467 1.28031L11.6893 5.52295L7.4467 9.76559C7.15381 10.0585 7.15381 10.5334 7.4467 10.8263C7.73959 11.1191 8.21447 11.1191 8.50736 10.8263L13.2803 6.05328ZM0.75 5.52295V6.27295L12.75 6.27295V5.52295V4.77295L0.75 4.77295V5.52295Z\"\n                                    fill=\"currentColor\"\n                                ><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"right-side\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Home-Page-Concept-4.webp\"\n                    alt=\"Pabau practice management software dashboard\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G0152 is an unforgiving code. Three people have to get their part right before it clears. The therapist records the minutes, the physician signs the plan, and the biller reads both correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fix the workflow once and the code stops being a monthly problem. Build in the credential check, the signature hold, and a timed-minute field, and your denials shrink to the ones you genuinely cannot control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building that structure from scratch takes time you probably do not have. <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/book-demo\/\">Book a demo<\/a> to see how Pabau keeps treatment times and documentation together for home health teams.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"expert_picks\">\n            <div class=\"header\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Expert-Picks.svg\" alt=\"Continue your research\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\">\n                                <h3>Continue your research<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#54B2D3\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p><strong>Billing the assistant-level visit instead?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/procedure-codes\/hcpcs-code-g0157\/\">G0157<\/a> sets out how physical therapist assistant time is reported in the home.<\/p>\n          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<p><strong>Running a maintenance program at home?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/procedure-codes\/hcpcs-code-g0159\/\">G0159<\/a> covers how those physical therapy visits are documented and billed.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 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                                       <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721459814\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can occupational therapy alone qualify a patient for home health?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No. Nursing, physical therapy, or speech-language pathology has to establish eligibility first. Once one of them does, occupational therapy can continue the case even after that qualifying service ends.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721459815\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Which revenue code goes with G0152?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Revenue code 0430 covers occupational therapy on the home health claim, and G0152 sits on that line. Your MAC publishes the accepted revenue code and HCPCS pairings, so check them before configuring your billing system.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721459816\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can a telehealth visit be billed under G0152?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No. Medicare does not count a service delivered by telecommunications technology as a home health visit, so it cannot be reported under G0152. The technology can still appear on the plan of care.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721459817\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do therapy visit counts still change home health payment?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Not directly. The patient-driven groupings model removed therapy thresholds from case-mix in 2020, so visit volume no longer lifts the period payment. Visit counts do still decide LUPA thresholds and draw audit attention.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721459818\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can an OT complete the start-of-care assessment?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, where occupational therapy is ordered alongside physical therapy or speech-language pathology. The OT may then complete the initial assessment at the start of care. 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