May 09, 2006
The Office of the Inspector General for the Health & Human Services Administration found that approximately 91 percent of physical therapy billed by physicians in the first 6 months of 2002 was inappropriately paid, and cost the program approximately $136 million. Billing patterns and unusually high volumes of claims suggest that physical therapy is vulnerable to abuse.
The report, Physical Therapy Billed by Physicians (OEI-09-02-00200), can be found at the OIG website.