Download CPT code cheat sheet and more Cheat Sheet Psychiatry in PDF only on Docsity! More mental health insurance billing & private practice guides at TheraThink.com CPT Cheatsheet The most common CPT Codes used by therapists: Diagnostics: ● 90791 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation (usually just one/client is covered) ● 90792 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation with medical services (usually just one/client is covered) Therapy: ● 90832 Psychotherapy, 30 minutes (1637 minutes). ● 90834 Psychotherapy, 45 minutes (3852 minutes). ● 90837 Psychotherapy, 60 minutes (53 minutes and over). ● 90846 Family or couples psychotherapy, without patient present. ● 90847 Family or couples psychotherapy, with patient present. ● 90853 Group Psychotherapy (not family). Crisis: ● 90839 Psychotherapy for crisis, 60 minutes (3074 minutes). ● +90840 Addon code for an additional 30 minutes (75 minutes and over). Used in conjunction with 90839. Other: ● +90785 Interactive Complexity addon code. Covered below. There are also E/M (evaluation & management) in conjunction with psychotherapy, used by authorized prescribers. Coding E/M is trickier, harder to document and more vulnerable to audit but usually results in greater reimbursement. There’s also a series of E/M codes that are used without the psychotherapy component. For more indepth coverage on E/M coding for psychotherapy there are some good free webinars released by AACAP on E/M CPT Codes. ● +90833 E/M code for 30 minutes of psychiatry (used with 90832). ● +90836 E/M code for 45 minutes of psychiatry (used with 90834). ● +90838 E/M code for 60 minutes of psychotherapy (used with 90837). More mental health insurance billing & private practice guides at TheraThink.com