NEW! 2010 CPT Codes for Kinesiology Taping!

SpiderTech has published a comprehensive package entitled, "Utilizing Strapping and Taping Codes for Health Care Reimbursement." It includes:

• Diagnostic Codes that could justify medical necessity for strapping and taping
• 2010 CPT Codes for different areas of the body, plus the appropriate SpiderTech precut taping products for each
• 2010 CPT Procedure Codes that can be applied to kinesiology tape applications
• 2010 HCPCS Codes, including pertinent size information for all SpiderTech precut applications

In addition to the codes, there is a guide describing the best practices to ensure reimbursement for strapping and taping with kinesiology tape.

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NEW RESOURCE! The SpiderTech Professional Product Description is a comprehensive 8-page document directed toward those using or considering using kinesiology taping in a clinical setting. It covers a wide range of topics, including neuromuscular responses to pain, the effect of kinesiology taping on pain pathways, an overview of SpiderTech precut applications and an introduction to general kinesiology taping methods. It concludes with a review of published clinical studies, including references. Click to download free printable PDF document.

Pre-Cut Kinesiology Tape in the Professional Practice
SpiderTech is a line of pre-cut, ready to apply, tape-based therapeutic supports developed to facilitate a functional medicine approach to pain modulation and myofascial dysfunction. This reinvention of kinesiology taping methodologies, in the form of precut applications, is designed for clinical use to provide a standardization in kinesiology taping therapy.

There are numerous benefits to incorporating precut kinesiology tape applications into a professional practice:
♦ Precut applications are easier to use, with fast, efficient and duplicable application
♦ Improved clinical skill sets for the progressive therapist
♦ More consistent and more effective clinical results
♦ Kinesiology taping works synergistically with other therapeutic modalities
♦ The patient is able to achieve early engagement in pain-free ranges of motion and strengthening exercises
♦ The patient is able to maintain the therapeutic benefits at home between treatments

The 3P Therapeutic Protocol
SpiderTech precut kinesiology tape and SpiderTape by the roll meet the needs of today's rehabilitative and performance enhancing professionals by providing a coupled, synergistic influence on pain reduction, injury prevention and performance enhancement. This triple benefit is referred to as 3P, and identifies when SpiderTech applications can be used most effectively:

1. PAIN reduction via neural mechanisms which result in the restoration of normal position sense and muscle activation patterns.

2. PREVENTION through re-establishing functional joint stability, enhancing the necessary natural healing mechanisms and through smooth, controlled limitation of potentially harmful ranges of motion.

3. PERFORMANCE enhancement indirectly through decreased repetitive strain trauma, decreased onset of muscula r fatigue and the reduced occurrence of muscle cramping.

Health Insurance Reimbursement Codes
Kinesiology taping products and procedures are reimbursable under several CPT codes as well as HCPCS codes for Medicare.The following codes have been provided by SpiderTech for applications of precut kinesiology taping products.

CPT Reimbursement Codes for SpiderTech Applications (2009)     Printable Version  

NOTES FOR CPT 2009 CODES
The above CPT 2009 Codes can be used for strapping as a replacement procedures during or after the period of follow-up care or when it is the initial service performed without a restorative treatment or procedure(s) to stabilize or protect an injury and/or to afford comfort to a patient.

The physician who applies the initial strapping and also assumes all of the subsequent injury care cannot use the application of the strapping codes as an initial service, since the first strapping application is included in the initial treatment codes.

A temporary strap is not considered to be part of the preoperative care, and the use of the modifier 56 is not applicable. Additional evaluation and management services are reportable only if significant identifiable further services are provided at the time of the strapping.

If strapping is provided as an initial service (e.g., for a sprained ankle or knee) in which no other procedure or treatment is performed or is expected to be performed by a physician rendering the initial care only, strapping in addition to an evaluation and management code can be used as appropriate.

Your local Medicare carrier has specific coverage instructions for processing certain CPT 2009 Codes. While these codes are covered by the Medicare program, the use of these codes does not guarantee payment. If you have a question about a specific code in this category, review your Medicare provider manual or consult with your local Medicare carrier.

We encourage all users of SpiderTech™ Applications and SpiderTape™ to ensure that the specific codes are verified to the corresponding procedure in each geographical region before submitting the claim. This list of re-imbursement codes and their corresponding applications is to be used as a guide and Nucap Medical Inc. and its subsidiaries, is not to be held liable for any disputes or lack of reimbursement. We are willing to aid all users of SpiderTech™ Applications and/or SpiderTape™ Rolls in providing reimbursement, if you have any questions or concerns regarding reimbursements please contact us.

Average Reimbursement Amounts for SpiderTech CPT Codes   Printable Version

*Non Facility: Includes all other settings.
**Facility: Includes hospitals (inpatient, outpatient, and emergency dept), ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
***This is National Average Fee Schedule based on 2009 CPT Codes and Medicare Payment information from the AMA Website. This may not reflect
the true cost of services provided. Private sector fees will vary.

NOTES FOR CPT 2009 CODES
The above CPT 2009 Codes can be used for strapping as a replacement procedures during or after the period of follow-up care or when it is the initial service performed without a restorative treatment or procedure(s) to stabilize or protect an injury and/or to afford comfort to a patient.

The physician who applies the initial strapping and also assumes all of the subsequent injury care cannot use the application of the strapping codes as an initial service, since the first strapping application is included in the initial treatment codes.

A temporary strap is not considered to be part of the preoperative care, and the use of the modifier 56 is not applicable.Additional evaluation and management services are reportable only if significant identifiable further services are provided at the time of the strapping.

If strapping is provided as an initial service (e.g., for a sprained ankle or knee) in which no other procedure or treatment isperformed or is expected to be performed by a physician rendering the initial care only, strapping in addition to an evaluation and management code can be used as appropriate.

Your local Medicare carrier has specific coverage instructions for processing certain CPT 2009 Codes. While these codes are covered by the Medicare program, the use of these codes does not guarantee payment. If you have a question about a specific code in this category, review your Medicare provider manual or consult with your local Medicare carrier.

We encourage all users of SpiderTech™ Applications and SpiderTape™ to ensure that the specific codes are verified to the corresponding procedure in each geographical region before submitting the claim. This list of reimbursement codes and their corresponding applications is to be used as a guide and Nucap Medical Inc. and its subsidiaries, is not to be held liable for any disputes or lack of reimbursement. We are willing to aid all users of SpiderTech™ Applications and/or SpiderTape™ Rolls in providing reimbursement, if you have any questions or concerns regarding reimbursements please contact us.

HCPCS REIMBURSEMENT CODES FOR SPIDERTECH APPLICATIONS (2009)    Printable Version

†HCPCS 2009 Code A4452 is a unit measure of 18 square inches. This is an approximate measurement for each of SpiderTech™ Application and should be used as a guide only.

HCPCS 2009 REIMBURSEMENT CODES FOR SPIDER-TECH APPLICATIONS
The HCPCS 2009 Codes can be used for SpiderTech™ Applications or SpiderTape™ Rolls in order to provide support or stabilization of an extremity. These are NOT TIME BASED CODES.

Your local Medicare carrier has specific coverage instructions for processing certain HCPCS codes. While these codes are covered by the Medicare program, the use of these codes does not guarantee payment. If you have a question about a specific code in this category, review your Medicare provider manual or consult with your local Medicare carrier.

We encourage all SpiderTech™ users to ensure that the specific codes are verified to the corresponding procedure in each geographical region before submitting the claim. This list of reimbursement codes and their corresponding applications is to be used as a guide and Nucap Medical Inc. and its subsidiaries, is not to be held liable for any disputes or lack of reimbursement. We are willing to aid all users of SpiderTech™ Applications in providing reimbursement, if you have any questions or concerns regarding reimbursements please contact us.