Mental Health Coding: Avoid Billing Add-on Codes With Other Add-on Codes

Why This Topic Matters

Mental health billing often involves specialty-specific rules and payer variation that can affect whether services are reported correctly and paid. Understanding the broad scope of these issues helps practices assess relevance before reviewing the full article.

Article Sections

1. Can You Use Prolonged Service Codes With Psychotherapy?

   Discusses the relationship between psychotherapy reporting and prolonged service reporting in the context of outpatient and evaluation-and-management services. It also references CCI and CPT guidance at a high level.

2. Do Home Health Certs Differ for Mental Health Providers?

   Covers Medicare home health certification and care plan oversight questions for psychiatrists. It also touches on documentation, physician involvement, and the role of a Medicare administrative contractor.

3. Should You Count on EMDR Payment?

   Reviews EMDR as a psychotherapy approach and discusses payer variability, licensing or authorization considerations, and general reporting framework questions. It also notes that coverage may differ across insurers.