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June 2025 pages 17-24 Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management: Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management Services Question: If a patient presents for the initial visit with a behavioral health care manager but then decides not to continue being treated under the originally intended collaborative care model, would it be appropriate to report code 99492 if the time element was met without the creation of an individualized care plan? Answer: No, it would not beappropriate to report code 99492 (initial psychiatric collaborative care management) because the requirements for reporting this code have not been met in this scenario. It would only...

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Article Overview

This article collects coding questions and answers from several sections of CPT-related guidance spanning behavioral health, surgery, and cardiovascular medicine. It is aimed at physicians, coders, auditors, and billing staff who need to understand how the guidance addresses reportability, modifier use, unlisted procedures, and other documentation-related issues in clinical scenarios.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps coding professionals recognize when a service may or may not be separately reportable and when supporting documentation or alternate code selection is discussed in CPT guidance. The article is relevant to compliance, claim accuracy, and consistent application of coding policy across specialties.

Article Sections

  1. June 2025 pages 17-24

    A grouped set of coding questions and answers from multiple clinical areas. The section spans evaluation and management, surgery, and medicine topics discussed in a Q&A format.

What You Will Learn

  • How the article addresses coding questions in behavioral health, surgery, and cardiovascular medicine.
  • What general types of reporting and modifier issues are discussed in the Q&A format.
  • Which specialties and procedure categories are covered by the guidance.
  • How the article frames documentation and unlisted-service questions at a high level.

Who Should Read This

  • Physicians
  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance professionals

Codes Discussed

Modifiers Discussed


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