Package Description

Agenda: Onboarding - Behavioral Health Documentation Coding and Billing/Psychiatry and Mental Health Clinical Provider

New Evaluation & Management Codes for 2024: Introduction of new HCPCS-II code G2211 to recognize resource costs associated with primary care and longitudinal visits.

Psychotherapy Time Units and Codes: Clarification on the minimum face-to-face time required for various psychotherapy CPT codes (e.g., 90832, 90834, 90837).

Psychotherapy for Crisis: Special focus on CPT codes 90839 and +90840, which are used for urgent assessments of a crisis state.

Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Services: Billing Medicare under G0511 requires an "Initiating Visit" within a year prior and patient consent for care management.

Psychiatric Diagnostic Interviews (90791 and 90792): Documentation requirements, including medical and psychiatric history, mental status examination, initial diagnosis, and treatment plan development.

Health Behavior Assessment and Intervention: Focus on physical health problems, with emphasis on assessing and managing health behavior-related issues.

Preventive Medicine for Psych and Mental Health: Includes HCPCS-II codes for services like intensive behavioral therapy for obesity (G0447) and alcohol misuse screening (G0442).

Where to research ICD-10-CM guidelines relevant to Psych and Mental Health

General Billing Issues: Distinguishes between different billing forms (CMS 1500 and CMS 1450) and highlights the non-linkage between CPT & HCPCS-II and ICD-10-CM codes.