AMA CPT® Assistant - 1999 Issue 7 (July)
Psychiatric Therapeutic Procedures, 90806 (Q&A) (July 1999)
July 1999 page 10e Coding Consultation Psychiatric Therapeutic Procedures, 90806 (Q&A) Question Our physician provides face-to-face psychotherapy services for 60 minutes. As the code descriptors for CPT codes 90804 - 90809 are differentiated by specific time increments, with CPT code 90806 providing for 45-50 minutes of face-to-face time spent with the patient and 90808 providing for 75-80 minutes face-to-face time, how do I report 60 minutes of face-to-face psychotherapy services? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective it is important to recognize that the face-to-face time reported by codes 90804 - 90829 is an approximate amount of time...
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Article Overview
This article addresses a psychotherapy coding question in the psychiatry section of CPT and discusses how time-based therapeutic procedure reporting is framed in the 1999 guidance. It is relevant to coders, billing staff, and behavioral health practices that need to understand the article’s general discussion of psychotherapy timing, psychiatry guidelines, and modifier references from the CPT 1999 book.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers determine whether the premium content is relevant to psychotherapy documentation and time-based CPT reporting issues in behavioral health coding, without exposing the article’s full coding discussion.
Article Sections
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Coding Consultation
Introduces the coding question and the general psychiatry topic addressed in the Q&A format.
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Question
Presents the scenario involving psychotherapy time reporting and asks how the service should be represented within the CPT psychiatry section.
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AMA Comment
Summarizes the published response, including references to psychiatry guidelines and modifier usage discussed in the source.
What You Will Learn
- How the article frames psychotherapy time-based reporting in the psychiatry section of CPT
- What general guidance the CPT Assistant commentary provides for behavioral health coding questions
- Which modifier-related references are discussed in the article
- How the article relates to the 1999 CPT psychiatry guidelines
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Behavioral health billing staff
- Psychiatry practice administrators
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Coding educators
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Code Ranges Discussed
Modifiers Discussed
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