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Over the years there has been much confusion over the coding of minutes when billing commercial payers.

APTA recommends billing be consistent to all payers. However, there is a distinct difference between Medicare’s 8-minute rule and the "passing the midpoint" standard in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) manual.

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