421- Notice of Discontinued Use of CPT Code 97127

Feb 21, 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, CPT Code 97127 has been removed and replaced with CPT Code 97129.


CPT Code 97129 is for: 

Therapeutic interventions that focus on cognitive function (e.g., attention, memory, reasoning, executive function, problem solving, and/or pragmatic functioning) and compensatory strategies to manage the performance of an activity (e.g., managing time or schedules, initiating, organizing, and sequencing tasks), direct (one-on-one) patient contact; initial 15 minutes. (Report 97129 only once per day)


Billing providers should advise their therapist and billing staff of these changes.


Visit the ASHA for additional guidance.