Medical Billing and Coding Resources
Correct Codes for Psychotherapy All mental health professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers delivering psychotherapy services use the same applicable CPT codes when billing clients and filing health insurance claims with third-party payers, including Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance carriers. New Patients First, behavioral health professionals might bill two types of CPT […]
Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) CCM Services versus BHI services There are substantial differences in the potential number and nature of conditions, types of individuals providing the services, and time spent providing services. CCM involves care planning for all health issues and includes systems to ensure receipt of all recommended preventive services, whereas Behavioral Health Integration […]
Newly Added Mental Health CPT Codes in 2019 The American Medical Association (AMA) on September 05th, 2018 announced the release of the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. There are 335 code changes in the new CPT edition reflecting the CPT Editorial Panel and the health care community’s combined annual effort to capture and […]
CPT Codes for Psychiatric and Psychological Procedures The individual clinician is always responsible for ensuring they are using the most accurate and appropriate CPT billing code when billing for services provided, regardless of who does the actual billing on the clinician’s behalf. Please ensure you understand and bill for the correct CPT code for the […]
CPT Codes for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing The American Medical Association (AMA) issued extensive changes to CPT codes used for psychological and neuropsychological testing for dates of service on and after Jan. 1, 2019. This impacts both payers and providers. The AMA modernized the coding structure to separate evaluation services from testing and administration services […]
Medicaid Documentation for Behavioral Health Practitioners Behavioral health practitioners are in the business of helping their patients. Patients are their priority. Meeting on-going patient needs, such as furnishing and coordinating necessary services, is impossible without documenting each patient encounter completely, accurately, and in a timely manner. Documentation is often the communication tool used by and […]
