Manual Therapy Modalities (CPT Code 97140)
Manual therapy includes the following modalities:
- Manual traction may be considered reasonable and necessary for cervical radiculopathy.
- Joint mobilization (peripheral or spinal) may be considered reasonable and necessary if restricted joint motion is present and documented. It may be reasonable and necessary as an adjunct to therapeutic exercises when loss of articular motion and flexibility impedes the therapeutic procedure.
- Myofascial release/soft tissue mobilization, one or more regions, may be medically necessary to treat the restricted motion of soft tissues in involved extremities, neck, and trunk. Skilled manual techniques (active or passive) are applied to soft tissue to effect changes in the soft tissues, articular structures, and neural or vascular systems. Examples are facilitating fluid exchange or stretching of shortened muscular or connective tissue. This procedure may be medically necessary as an adjunct to other therapeutic procedures such as 97110, 97112, and 97530.
- Manipulation may be medically necessary for the treatment of painful spasms or restricted motion of soft tissues. It may also be used as an adjunct to other therapeutic procedures such as 97110, 97112, and 97530.
