The CPT code 97112 procedure requires direct one- on -one patient contact by a physician or therapist. The descriptor for this procedure reflects 15-minute intervals. If a procedure lasts more than 15 minutes, the CPT code can be reported for each 15-minute interval. CPT code 97112 Neuromuscular Re-education includes activities that facilitate re-education of movement, balance, posture, coordination, and proprioception/kinesthetic sense. You would include time spent kinesiotaping in this category as well as performing stabilization exercises, facilitation or inhibition, desensitization, ergonomic training, improving motor control, and plyometrics. While CPT code 97110 Therapeutic Exercise includes exercises for strengthening, ROM, endurance, and flexibility and must be direct contact time with the patient. Ambulation for endurance training would be included in this category (not gait training!).

Description of CPT code 97110 & 97112

97110 Therapeutic procedure, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes; therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, range of motion and flexibility

97112 Therapeutic procedure, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes; neuromuscular reeducation of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture, and/or proprioception for sitting and/or standing activities

The health care provider and/or patient perform therapeutic exercises to one or more body areas to develop strength, endurance, and flexibility. This code requires direct contact with a health care provider and may be billed in 15-minute units.

In order to report code 97110, a minimum of eight minutes of therapeutic exercises need to be performed. Services of less than eight minutes would not be reported

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Related Procedures for CPT code 97110 & 97112

97113 Therapeutic procedure, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes; aquatic therapy with therapeutic exercises

97116 Therapeutic procedure, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes; gait training (includes stair climbing)

97124 Therapeutic procedure, 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes; massage, including effleurage, petrissage and/or tapotement (stroking, compression, percussion)

97140 Manual therapy techniques (eg, mobilization/ manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction), 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes

97150 Therapeutic procedure(s), group (2 or more individuals)

97530 Therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact (use of dynamic activities to improve functional performance), each 15 minutes

When you’re billing for gait training (97116), mechanical traction (97012), or manual therapy (97140), the therapeutic intent is pretty cut and dried. However, the movement intervention codes (think 97110, 97112, and 97530) are a bit trickier.

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Example of CPT code 97112

Example 1: Open-chain right shoulder exercises; 3×10 with eyes closed. Manual cues provided to facilitate proper scapulohumeral rhythm and position sense.

Report CPT code 97112 for Neuromuscular re-education of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture and/or proprioception