Know when add-on behavioral codes apply to the APCM code set

Why This Topic Matters

The update affects how certain behavioral health management services are recognized alongside APCM, making it important for organizations that report primary care management and behavioral health coordination services under Medicare.

Article Sections

1. 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule update

   Introduces the policy change effective in 2026 and frames the article around APCM coding updates tied to behavioral health services.

2. New behavioral health add-on HCPCS codes for APCM

   Summarizes the new HCPCS additions and explains their relationship to the APCM code series at a broad level.

3. Initial psychiatric collaborative care management

   Discusses the first of the new add-on codes and the general care-management activities associated with the service category.

4. Subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management

   Covers the follow-up month code in the same behavioral health care management sequence and its place within APCM reporting.

5. Behavioral health care management services

   Describes the third add-on code category and its broad role in behavioral health coordination under APCM.

6. Editor’s note and webinar source

   Provides the source attribution and webinar context for the article.