Cpt codes for Psychiatry Medical Billing
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is a specialized and standardized medical codeset developed and maintained by the American Medical Association. CPT codes are five digital numeric codes that define and describe the intricacies of all medical procedures, ranging from psychotherapy to radiology and surgery. These codes are crucial if behavioral health medical billers want to get reimbursed for the service they provide in full and avoid insurance audits.
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Insurance companies generally reimburse depending upon various factors, including geographical location and professional credentials. However, using the right CPT codes and add-on codes in psychiatry medical billing is paramount to indicate the exact medical service and determine the payment. Accidental or other errors may directly affect an insurance company’s service payments.
Psychiatry Medical billing CPT codes are nuanced and numerous, and thus this guide will help you traverse through the complicated world of common psychiatry CPT codes and psychiatry add-on codes.
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Common Psychiatry Medical Billing CPT Codes
There are a few medical billing CPT codes for psychiatry services that behavioral health medical billers can use and are reimbursed at different rates from each other.
Let us look at this list of the most common insurance billing codes for psychiatry services:
Diagnostic, Evaluation, Intake CPT Codes
Following are the two most typical diagnostic, evaluation, intake CPT codes:
90791
Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation code excluding medical services. This code generally covers just one client
90792
Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation code, including medical services.
Outpatient Mental Health CPT Codes
Here is a list of the most common outpatient mental health CPT codes:
90832
30 minutes (16 to 37 minutes) of Psychotherapy
90834
45 minutes (38 to 52 minutes) of Psychotherapy
90837
60 minutes (53 minutes and more) of Psychotherapy
90846
Family or couples therapy (without the patient present)
90847
Family or couples therapy (with the patient present)
90839
60 minutes (30-74 minutes) of Psychotherapy for crisis
90840
Add on code for an extra 30 minutes (75 minutes and over) of Psychotherapy for a crisis, used in conjunction with 90839
Psychotherapy CPT Codes with Evaluation and Management Services
Following are the most typically used psychotherapy CPT codes with evaluation and management services:
90833
30 Minutes of Psychotherapy With Evaluation And Management
90836
45 Minutes if Psychotherapy With Evaluation And Management
90838
60 Minutes of Psychotherapy With Evaluation And Management
Mental Health Add-On CPT Codes
Let us look at a brief list of the most typical add-on codes for routine outpatient mental health billing:
Add-On CPT Code 90785
Used for interactive complexity. For instance, play therapy with soothing dolls or other toys. This interactive complexity add-on is not a payable expense but only depicts that the treatment availed was complicated in nature.
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Add-On CPT Code 90863
Used for Pharmacologic Management after therapy.
Add-On CPT Code 99050
Used for psychiatry services offered at times other than the commonly scheduled office hours or in the office when it is generally closed.
Add-On CPT Code 99051
Services offered in the psychiatry office during typically scheduled evenings, holiday office hours, or the weekend.
Add-On CPT Code 99354
Used for extra time after the additional time of 74 minutes. This code adds another thirty minutes to the billing but is only usable when the session duration spans at least 90 minutes for 90837 or 80 minutes for 90847.
Add-On CPT Code 99355
This add-on code adds extra time after the first sixty minutes. The first additional spans 30 to 74 minutes
Add-On CPT Code 90840
This add-on code depicts additional thirty minutes of psychotherapy for crisis and is only used in conjunction with CPT 90839
Add-On CPT Code 90833
This code adds 30 minutes to the psychotherapy. For instance, it is used when a psychiatrist monitors the medication response and then holds a 30-minute session.
Add-On CPT Code 90836
This is a 45 minutes psychotherapy add-on code. For instance, it can be used when a clinical nurse specialist monitors the medication response and then holds a 45-minute session.
Outpatient Psychiatry CPT Codes
Following are the most common outpatient psychiatry CPT codes:
99201
10 minutes of New Patient Office Visit
99202
20 minutes of New Patient Office Visit
99203
30 minutes of New Patient Office Visit
99204
45 minutes of New Patient Office Visit
99205
60 minutes of New Patient Office Visit
99211
5 minutes for Established Patients
99212
10 minutes for Established Patients
99213
15 minutes for Established Patients
99214
25 minutes for Established Patients
99215
40 minutes for Established Patients
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