Do commercial payers generally cover home visits for PT?

Question:

Do commercial payers generally cover home visits for PT? 

Answer by Oksana Pokoyeva, COC, CPC, CPCO, CPC-P, CPMA, CUC, Account Representative at WCH and Arslan Suleymanov, Account Representative at WCH:

Everything depends on the patient’s benefits if the plan covers home visits. Here are some things to keep in mind:

• If you are in-network or out-of-network with the plan
• If the patient’s plan covers both in- and out of network home visits