Medical Billing and Coding Resources
What are Add-on Codes? An add-on code is a code that can only be used in conjunction with another, primary code and is indicated by the plus symbol (+) in the CPT manual. The add-on code concept was developed to eliminate the redundancy of work that occurs when you provide two services on the same […]
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 […]
