Advanced Search
v

Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation Services CPT® Code range 90791- 90792

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Other Psychiatric Diagnostic Procedures 90791-90792 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.

Request a Demo 14 Day Free Trial Buy Now
CPT® Code Range 90791- 90792
Section 90791-90792
Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation Services
90791
90792
On a CPT® code's hierarchy page, you get to see a medical code's neighbors, including the CPT® codes' official long descriptors. Seeing related codes helps coders choose the correct code, improving their accuracy rate.
Click on a blue code to see a sample of a CPT® code's details page.
MACs Initiate New Path/Lab Billing Process
August 19, 2024
Novitas and FCSO will require documentation for certain pathology and laboratory claims. Medicare Administrative Contractors MAC Novitas Solutions and First Coast Service Options FCSO recently announc... [ Read More ]
OIG Targets Opioid Treatment Services for Improper Payment
August 14, 2024
Potential erroneous Medicare payments million to treat patients with opioid use disorder OUD are estimated at 17.8 million. The opioid crisis in the United States has led to record numbers of people d... [ Read More ]
CMS Offers PAC QRP Web-Based Training Course
August 07, 2024
Get an overview of key updates to the postacute care quality reporting programs for 2025. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services is offering a crosssetting webbased training course that provide... [ Read More ]
A Case for DRG Coding Validations
August 01, 2024
Hospitals should use this tool to protect their profit margins. Diagnosisrelated group DRG validation ensures the accuracy of DRG assignment and payment for inpatient hospital stays. Since inpatient c... [ Read More ]
Member of the Month: Nancy Reading
August 01, 2024
Meet a member who has made an indelible impression in the healthcare industry. AAPCs Member of the Month Nancy Reading RN BS CPC CPCP CPCI is a longtime member and a pillar in the healthcare community... [ Read More ]
View All News
Query regarding LCD
CPT codes: 90785, 90791, 90792, 90832, 90833, 90834, 90836, 90837, 90838, 90839, 90840, 90845, 90846, 90847 and 90853. ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity Article ID A57520 Article Title Bi... [ Read More ]
99205
Hi Laura Wilson CPT 99205 cannot be used with CPT 90792 or 90791 or crisis CPT codes per CPT manual. Psych docs should use CPT 90792 -90791 first time with mental health dx codes. There are differe... [ Read More ]
Walk and Talk
[QUOTE="kdabis808, post: 513666, member: 328998"] Hello, I was wondering if any of you got the answer to this question yet? :) Thank you! [/QUOTE] Hi Kdabis808:) Check out pages 782 in the 2022 yr. CP... [ Read More ]
Walk and Talk Therapy-How to Bill?
Hi Kdabis808:) Check out pages 782 in the 2022 yr. CPT manual. LMH or LCSW can use CPT 90785 interactive psych therapy which can be billed with 90832-90835 and 90792 and 90791. However this intera... [ Read More ]
Inpatient Substance Abuse
[QUOTE="TThivierge, post: 513315, member: 216725"] Hi Laylaykali, It seems you are doing this correctly with CPT 90791 and inpt psych codes 99231 -99233, but no idea of HCPCS to use in that setting. U... [ Read More ]
Inpatient Substance Abuse
Hi Laylaykali, It seems you are doing this correctly with CPT 90791 and inpt psych codes 99231 -99233, but no idea of HCPCS to use in that setting. Understand MD, PA, DO psychiatrist and psychologist ... [ Read More ]
CPT 90791
[QUOTE="msbernards, post: 509128, member: 451547"] What is the NP's certified designation? Not sure they should be billing 90791 unless they are a certified Psychiatric/Mental Health NP. Also, an NP s... [ Read More ]
CPT 90791
What is the NP's certified designation? Not sure they should be billing 90791 unless they are a certified Psychiatric/Mental Health NP. Also, an NP should probably be coding a 90792 if they are prescr... [ Read More ]
90791/90792 vs E&M
90791 is for an assessment without medical services so your social workers, counselors and psychologists would use this code. 90792 is an assessment with medical services so anyone that is a medica... [ Read More ]
90791/90792 vs E&M
Can an ARNP bill 90791/90792 for an admission exam or can they bill these codes at all, if they are not an MD or have a degree is psych, should they then just bill the E&M? The ARNP is not testing f... [ Read More ]
View All