CPT® 2018: Get The Scoop On These New BHI and Behavioral Healthcare Management Codes

Why This Topic Matters

These changes affect how practices document and report behavioral health-related evaluation and management services, especially during the transition from temporary HCPCS options to permanent CPT codes. Understanding the article helps readers identify which service categories are addressed and what administrative or documentation themes are emphasized.

Article Sections

1. Background on the 2018 CPT changes

   Provides context for the new behavioral health-related CPT additions and the transition away from temporary HCPCS codes. It introduces the service categories that are discussed in the rest of the article.

2. Requirements for 99492

   Reviews the documentation and care-management elements discussed for the initial collaborative care management service. The section focuses on the broad components needed to support reporting.

3. Requirements for 99493

   Covers the documentation and follow-up components associated with the subsequent collaborative care management service. It outlines the general activity types addressed for ongoing monthly reporting.

4. Add-on code +99494

   Explains the article’s discussion of the add-on collaborative care management code and its place alongside the primary service. The section addresses how the article frames this code within the service family.

5. Cognitive-assessment service components

   Summarizes the broad assessment, planning, and documentation topics tied to the cognitive evaluation service. It includes the major clinical and care-planning elements referenced by the article.

6. Requirements for 99484

   Describes the behavioral health care management topics discussed for the care management-focused BHI service. The section highlights the article’s general emphasis on monitoring, planning, coordination, and continuity of care.