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HCPCS M1108: Ongoing Care Not Clinically Indicated; Home Program/Referral/Consult

HCPCS Level II code M1108 designates situations where continued therapeutic care is no longer clinically indicated because the patient requires only a home exercise program, referral to another provider or facility, or a consultative encounter documented in the medical record. Nationally, accurate use of M1108 matters for aligning services with clinical need, preventing unnecessary skilled therapy billing, and ensuring appropriate transitions of care.

Key payers covered in this analysis include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise explanation of the code’s clinical context, typical sites of service, and how it is applied when active therapy is not warranted. The publication outlines benchmarks and common billing practices, highlights policy considerations relevant to payer coverage and documentation, and summarizes scenarios where M1108 is typically recorded.

This overview equips billing managers, compliance officers, and clinicians with the context needed to interpret the code’s purpose, document appropriately, and understand payer expectations. Data not provided in the input—such as associated taxonomies, specific ICD-10 pairings, and related codes—is noted as unavailable.

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HCPCS Level II code M1108 represents ongoing care not clinically indicated because the patient needed a home program only, referral to another provider or facility, or consultation only, as documented in the medical record. This code is used when continued therapy services are not medically necessary for the patient’s condition and care is limited to home exercise programs, transfer to another provider or facility, or consultative activity.

Service type: Provision of a home program, referral coordination, or consultation rather than active ongoing therapeutic intervention
Typical site of service: Patient home, outpatient clinic when documenting referral or consult-only encounters, or other ambulatory settings where a consultation or discharge planning occurs

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HCPCS M1108: Ongoing Care Not Clinically Indicated; Home Program/Referral/Consult

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Service type: Provision of a home program, referral coordination, or consultation rather than active ongoing therapeutic intervention
Typical site of service: Patient home, outpatient clinic when documenting referral or consult-only encounters, or other ambulatory settings where a consultation or discharge planning occurs

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

A patient seen by a home health physical therapist or rehab clinician receives a brief visit during which the clinician documents that ongoing skilled therapy is not clinically indicated because the patient only requires a home exercise program, a referral to another provider or facility, or a one-time consultation. Typical scenario: a post-acute patient recovering from a resolved surgical complication or an acute medical event demonstrates functional independence with gait and transfers during a single assessment, and the therapist documents that continued skilled intervention is unnecessary; the therapist provides a written home program, communicates recommendations to the primary care provider or specialist, and completes discharge/transfer documentation. Typical workflow includes initial assessment, brief skilled intervention or consultation, clinical decision that ongoing skilled services are not required, provision of education/home program, referral if appropriate, and billing with code M1108 to indicate ongoing care not clinically indicated for skilled therapy. Typical site of service is the patient’s home (home health or domiciliary visit) or the clinician’s outpatient clinic when only consultation or home program instruction is provided. Common patient examples include recovered post-operative patients, patients requiring only maintenance exercise instruction, or patients needing referral to community-based programs or another specialty for ongoing management.

Coding Specifications

Modifier	Description	When to Use
`22`	Increased procedural services	Use when services required substantially greater work than typical and documentation supports increased complexity during the visit that led to decision for no ongoing skilled care.
`23`	Unusual anesthesia	Not commonly applicable to `M1108`; include only when unusual anesthesia was provided during a related service visit that impacts billing for the episode.
`52`	Reduced services	Use when the planned service was partially reduced or not completed, e.g., planned series of skilled visits curtailed because only a home program was required.
`53`	Discontinued procedure	Use when an assessment or treatment was started but discontinued due to clinical reasons leading to provision of home program only.
`54`	Surgical care only	Use when the billing pertains solely to surgical care and professional postoperative therapy is not required, relevant if `M1108` accompanies a transfer of therapy responsibility.
`55`	Postoperative management only	Use when only postoperative follow-up is billed by another provider while therapy concludes with a home program.
`56`	Preoperative management only	Use if the encounter was limited to preoperative instruction/consultation and no ongoing therapy is indicated afterward.
`62`	Two surgeons	Rarely used; apply when multiple providers share responsibility and documentation supports splitting services related to the episode.
`AS`	Physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist services for surgical procedures	Use when applicable non-physician practitioners provide the consult/education that results in `M1108` billing.
`QX`	CRNA service with anesthesia provided by a nonphysician anesthetist	Use only if relevant anesthesia services impacted the care decision; generally uncommon for this code.

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
`173100000X`	Physical Therapist	Most common clinicians providing assessment and home program instruction leading to `M1108`.
`367A00000X`	Occupational Therapist	Provides ADL-focused assessment and home programs when ongoing skilled OT is not indicated.
`261QM0800X`	Physical Therapist — Outpatient	Outpatient therapists performing one-time consults or discharge instruction.
`208000000X`	Physical Therapist Assistant	May deliver components of the home exercise program under supervision; documentation must support supervision and scope.
`171V00000X`	Rehabilitation Agency	Organizational taxonomy for agencies that document discharge to home program or referral.

Related Diagnoses

ICD-10 Code	Description	Clinical Relevance
`M25.561`	Pain in right knee	Common musculoskeletal complaint evaluated by therapy; after brief assessment patient may receive a home exercise program and no ongoing skilled care.
`M54.5`	Low back pain	Frequently assessed by therapists; many cases are managed with a home program when no further skilled intervention is required.
`S83.241A`	Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of right knee, initial encounter	Acute injuries that rapidly improve or that are best managed with a home program may result in billing `M1108` when ongoing skilled services are not indicated.
`R26.2`	Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified	Functional limitation often assessed; if the therapist determines only a home program or referral is needed, `M1108` documents that ongoing skilled care is not indicated.
`Z71.89`	Other specified counseling	Counseling or education-only encounters that result in provision of a home program and no further skilled therapy align with `M1108` billing.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`97110`	Therapeutic exercises to develop strength, endurance, range of motion and flexibility (each 15 minutes)	Often performed during initial assessment visits; if limited to a one-time instruction and no ongoing skilled therapy is required, `M1108` may be billed instead of continued therapy codes.
`97112`	Neuromuscular reeducation of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture, and proprioception (each 15 minutes)	May be used during a single consult visit; documentation supporting that no further skilled sessions were needed would lead to `M1108` for ongoing care not indicated.
`97530`	Therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact (each 15 minutes)	Used for functional activity training during assessment; if care transitions to a home program only, `M1108` describes that ongoing skilled services are not clinically indicated.
`99499`	Unlisted evaluation and management service	Rarely used; some practices document a one-time consult or coordination that accompanies `M1108` when no standard CPT fits the consult activity.
`G0511`	Skilled nursing or therapy evaluation-short duration (CMS G-code)	May be a parallel code for brief evaluations; `M1108` would indicate that ongoing skilled therapy after such brief evaluation was not clinically indicated.

HCPCS Level II M1111: Start of Episode of Care, Documentation

HCPCS-LEVEL-II-M1120-PATIENT-SELF-DISCHARGED-EARLY

HCPCS Level II M1120: Ongoing Care Not Possible Due to Patient Self-Discharge

HCPCS-M1106-START-OF-EPISODE-OF-CARE

HCPCS M1106: Start of Episode of Care

HCPCS-M1107-DEGENERATIVE-NEUROLOGICAL-DIAGNOSIS-DOCUMENTATION

HCPCS Level II M1107: Documentation of Degenerative Neurological Diagnosis

HCPCS-M1109-ONGOING-CARE-INTERRUPTED-DUE-TO-EARLY-DISCHARGE

HCPCS M1109: Ongoing Care Interrupted Due to Early Discharge

HCPCS-M1110-EARLY-SELF-DISCHARGE-CARE-INTERRUPTED

HCPCS M1110: Ongoing Care Interrupted by Patient Self-Discharge

HCPCS-M1112-DEGENERATIVE-NEUROLOGICAL-DIAGNOSIS-DOCUMENTATION

HCPCS Level II M1112: Documentation of Degenerative Neurological Diagnosis

HCPCS-M1113-ONGOING-CARE-NOT-CLINICALLY-INDICATED-HOME-PROGRAM-REFERRAL-CONSULTATION

HCPCS M1113: Ongoing Care Not Clinically Indicated (Home Program/Referral/Consult)

HCPCS-M1114-CARE-DISCONTINUED-DUE-TO-HOSPITALIZATION-OR-SURGERY

HCPCS M1114: Care Discontinued Due to Hospitalization or Scheduled Surgery

HCPCS-M1115-PATIENT-SELF-DISCHARGE-INTERRUPTED-CARE

HCPCS M1115: Ongoing Care Interrupted by Patient Self-Discharge

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References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Jul 29, 2026.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Jul 29, 2026.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Jul 29, 2026.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Coding Specifications

Modifier	Description	When to Use
`22`	Increased procedural services	Use when services required substantially greater work than typical and documentation supports increased complexity during the visit that led to decision for no ongoing skilled care.
`23`	Unusual anesthesia	Not commonly applicable to `M1108`; include only when unusual anesthesia was provided during a related service visit that impacts billing for the episode.
`52`	Reduced services	Use when the planned service was partially reduced or not completed, e.g., planned series of skilled visits curtailed because only a home program was required.
`53`	Discontinued procedure	Use when an assessment or treatment was started but discontinued due to clinical reasons leading to provision of home program only.
`54`	Surgical care only	Use when the billing pertains solely to surgical care and professional postoperative therapy is not required, relevant if `M1108` accompanies a transfer of therapy responsibility.
`55`	Postoperative management only	Use when only postoperative follow-up is billed by another provider while therapy concludes with a home program.
`56`	Preoperative management only	Use if the encounter was limited to preoperative instruction/consultation and no ongoing therapy is indicated afterward.
`62`	Two surgeons	Rarely used; apply when multiple providers share responsibility and documentation supports splitting services related to the episode.
`AS`	Physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist services for surgical procedures	Use when applicable non-physician practitioners provide the consult/education that results in `M1108` billing.
`QX`	CRNA service with anesthesia provided by a nonphysician anesthetist	Use only if relevant anesthesia services impacted the care decision; generally uncommon for this code.

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
`173100000X`	Physical Therapist	Most common clinicians providing assessment and home program instruction leading to `M1108`.
`367A00000X`	Occupational Therapist	Provides ADL-focused assessment and home programs when ongoing skilled OT is not indicated.
`261QM0800X`	Physical Therapist — Outpatient	Outpatient therapists performing one-time consults or discharge instruction.
`208000000X`	Physical Therapist Assistant	May deliver components of the home exercise program under supervision; documentation must support supervision and scope.
`171V00000X`	Rehabilitation Agency	Organizational taxonomy for agencies that document discharge to home program or referral.

Related Diagnoses

ICD-10 Code	Description	Clinical Relevance
`M25.561`	Pain in right knee	Common musculoskeletal complaint evaluated by therapy; after brief assessment patient may receive a home exercise program and no ongoing skilled care.
`M54.5`	Low back pain	Frequently assessed by therapists; many cases are managed with a home program when no further skilled intervention is required.
`S83.241A`	Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of right knee, initial encounter	Acute injuries that rapidly improve or that are best managed with a home program may result in billing `M1108` when ongoing skilled services are not indicated.
`R26.2`	Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified	Functional limitation often assessed; if the therapist determines only a home program or referral is needed, `M1108` documents that ongoing skilled care is not indicated.
`Z71.89`	Other specified counseling	Counseling or education-only encounters that result in provision of a home program and no further skilled therapy align with `M1108` billing.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`97110`	Therapeutic exercises to develop strength, endurance, range of motion and flexibility (each 15 minutes)	Often performed during initial assessment visits; if limited to a one-time instruction and no ongoing skilled therapy is required, `M1108` may be billed instead of continued therapy codes.
`97112`	Neuromuscular reeducation of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture, and proprioception (each 15 minutes)	May be used during a single consult visit; documentation supporting that no further skilled sessions were needed would lead to `M1108` for ongoing care not indicated.
`97530`	Therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact (each 15 minutes)	Used for functional activity training during assessment; if care transitions to a home program only, `M1108` describes that ongoing skilled services are not clinically indicated.
`99499`	Unlisted evaluation and management service	Rarely used; some practices document a one-time consult or coordination that accompanies `M1108` when no standard CPT fits the consult activity.
`G0511`	Skilled nursing or therapy evaluation-short duration (CMS G-code)	May be a parallel code for brief evaluations; `M1108` would indicate that ongoing skilled therapy after such brief evaluation was not clinically indicated.

HCPCS Level II M1111: Start of Episode of Care, Documentation

HCPCS-LEVEL-II-M1120-PATIENT-SELF-DISCHARGED-EARLY

HCPCS Level II M1120: Ongoing Care Not Possible Due to Patient Self-Discharge

HCPCS-M1106-START-OF-EPISODE-OF-CARE

HCPCS M1106: Start of Episode of Care

HCPCS-M1107-DEGENERATIVE-NEUROLOGICAL-DIAGNOSIS-DOCUMENTATION

HCPCS Level II M1107: Documentation of Degenerative Neurological Diagnosis

HCPCS-M1109-ONGOING-CARE-INTERRUPTED-DUE-TO-EARLY-DISCHARGE

HCPCS M1109: Ongoing Care Interrupted Due to Early Discharge

HCPCS-M1110-EARLY-SELF-DISCHARGE-CARE-INTERRUPTED

HCPCS M1110: Ongoing Care Interrupted by Patient Self-Discharge

HCPCS-M1112-DEGENERATIVE-NEUROLOGICAL-DIAGNOSIS-DOCUMENTATION

HCPCS Level II M1112: Documentation of Degenerative Neurological Diagnosis

HCPCS-M1113-ONGOING-CARE-NOT-CLINICALLY-INDICATED-HOME-PROGRAM-REFERRAL-CONSULTATION

HCPCS M1113: Ongoing Care Not Clinically Indicated (Home Program/Referral/Consult)

HCPCS-M1114-CARE-DISCONTINUED-DUE-TO-HOSPITALIZATION-OR-SURGERY

HCPCS M1114: Care Discontinued Due to Hospitalization or Scheduled Surgery

HCPCS-M1115-PATIENT-SELF-DISCHARGE-INTERRUPTED-CARE

HCPCS M1115: Ongoing Care Interrupted by Patient Self-Discharge

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References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Jul 29, 2026.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Jul 29, 2026.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Jul 29, 2026.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

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Related Diagnoses

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References

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Coding Specifications

Related Diagnoses

Related CPT Codes

Related Codes

References