tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 15

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

Mental health services have very precise rules—find out what they are with these FAQs. Coding for mental health services can create confusion for Part B coders, particularly since many insurers have different rules for psychiatric care than other outpatient services. Find out where your mental health coding skills stand with expert answers to these three frequently-asked questions. Can You Use Prolonged Service Codes With Psychotherapy? Question 1: Recently, I was going through CCI edits and I observed that prolonged services codes are allowed with 90837 but cannot be reported with the add-on code +90838. However, since prolonged services...

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