The guidelines for selecting office visit codes changed in January, reducing the documentation burden on practitioners. Psychiatrists and psychiatric … [Read more...]
Coding for Behavioral Health Services | Webinar
Behavioral Health Coding with 2021 E/M Changes Recorded on December 17, 2020 This webinar describes CPT coding for behavioral health services, … [Read more...]
Medication management and psychotherapy reference sheet
This quick reference sheet illustrates the coding and documentation requirements for medication management services with, or without … [Read more...]
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
There are two codes for psychiatric diagnostic evaluation. 90791 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation 90792 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with … [Read more...]
Psychotherapy codes
Individual psychotherapy codes are time based codes They may be reported as a stand alone service, or at the same visit as medication management … [Read more...]
Psychotherapy for patients in crisis
90839 is the code for psychotherapy for crisis; first 60 minutes. 90840 is an add-on code for each additional 30 minutes of time spent with a patient … [Read more...]
Family and group therapy codes
Group therapy Group psychotherapy is reported with code 90853. This is not a time-based code: one unit of service should be reported for each … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Behavioral Health Services
The coding for psychiatric and psychotherapy services changed in 2013 and although that was years ago many psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse … [Read more...]
Depression coding in Hierarchical Condition Coding (HCC)
Introduction | Depression coding in HCC In fee-for-service medicine: Diagnosis coding establishes the medical necessity for a service. At times, … [Read more...]
CPT® code 99483: Cognitive assessment and care plan services
Definition of CPT® code 99483 99483: Assessment of and care planning for a patient with cognitive impairment, requiring an independent historian, in … [Read more...]
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management Services
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management Services 99492, 99493, 99494 Care Management for Behavioral Health 99484 Psychiatric Collaborative … [Read more...]
General Behavioral Health Integration Care Management
99484 Care management services for behavioral health conditions, at least 20 minutes of clinical staff time, directed by a physician or other … [Read more...]
Psychotherapy Documentation Guidelines | Time
Question: Is it okay to use the time description in the order as the documentation of the psychotherapy time? The therapist selects 90832, … [Read more...]