Therapy Units (8-Minute Rule vs Rule of Eights)

Timed-therapy billable units from cumulative minutes under the Medicare 8-minute rule or the AMA/SPM substantial-portion rule.

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Example

Timed-code rule
Medicare 8-minute rule (cumulative total)
Total timed treatment minutes
50

Result: 50 cumulative timed minutes is 3 units under the Medicare 8-minute rule.

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What you enter

  • Total timed treatment minutes
  • Timed-code rule: medicare (8-minute) or rule-of-eights (per service)
How this is calculated

CMS Pub. 100-04 Ch. 5 20.2 and 42 CFR 410: the Medicare 8-minute rule for timed therapy codes (8-22 = 1 unit, 23-37 = 2, 38-52 = 3, 53-67 = 4, each +15 adds a unit), on cumulative minutes; contrasted with the AMA Rule of Eights, applied per service. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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