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New Psychotherapy codes for 2013

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PMRNC:
You will have to get in touch with each carrier. I'm JUST guessing here but since there is no grace period I'm thinking they will all be updated but that's probably in a perfect world.

vsplinter:

--- Quote from: PMRNC on October 06, 2012, 12:04:03 AM ---Yes there are changes, I got something from a client that I think came from the APA, so I will type it out here, it's a chart.

Initial Psychiatric diagnostic eval (formerly 90801) or new patient E/M Code
       *90791  Psychiatric diagnostic eval (no medical Services)
       *90792  Psychiatric diagnostic eval (with medical serivces)  New patient E/M codes may be used in lieu of 90792

Psychotherapy (formerly 90804-90808, 90816-90821) For use in all settings; time is with patient and/or family
    *90832  Psychotherapy 30 min
    *90834  Psychotherapy 45 min
    *90837 Psychotherapy 60 min

Evaluation and Management E/M and Psychotherapy (Formerly 90805-90809), 90817-90822)
    *Appropriate E/M code (not selected on basis of time) and +90833, 30 min psychotherapy add on code
    *Appropriate E/M code (not selected on basis of time), and +90836, 45 min psychotherapy add on code
    *Appropriate E/M code (not selected on basis of time), and +90838 60 min psychotherapy add-on code
 
Medication Management (formerly 90862 or E/M Code)
    *Appropriate E/M code (99xxx series)

Interactive Psychotherapy (formerly 90802, 90810-90815, 90823-90829, 90857)
For use with the psychiatric eval codes, the psychotherapy and psychotherapy add on codes, and the group (non family) psychotherapy code
    *90785  Interactive Psychotherapy

Crisis Psychotherapy (NEW)
    *90839  Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 min (Appropriate E/M Code may be used in lieu of 90839)
    *90840  Psychotherapy for crisis, each additional 30 min


I don't know about anyone else but I see some problems with these. LOL   :-* ::)

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vsplinter:
When using the 90785 add on code with 90637, is any money posted to that code or does all of the money go with the main code?  Does it halep to put the amount of time spent face to face with the client to help justify the additional cost.  Do you add units to the main code or to the add-on code?

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