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CPT® 90839, Under Psychotherapy for Crisis Services and Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 90839 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Psychotherapy for Crisis Services and Procedures.

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In this service, the provider performs psychotherapy for a crisis situation when the patient is in a life–threatening state and needs immediate attention. The treatment session typically lasts anywhere between 30 to 74 minutes.

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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 ]
CPT codes for inpatient substance abuse MAT treatment, mostly with suboxone and subutex.
Hi Taliafate Ensure document properly, listing medication prescribed given, and dx range from F11 to F14 F16 F17 linking with description of care given. Medicare coverage is lsited as such...there are... [ Read More ]
90853 and 90839 same day
Does anyone know if group session and psychotherapy crisis can be billed together on the same day for payment on both? The group visit was done and some chatter lead to the psychotherapy crisis being... [ Read More ]
Psychotherapy Crisis Sessions
Hello, I have a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who had her normal, scheduled psychotherapy session with an established patient that was 60 minutes long, however at the end of the session, the ... [ Read More ]
Billing 90839-90840 in addition to 99281-99285 in the Ed
There is no place-of-service restriction on 90839-90840. The question would be if the "therapist" were eligible to bill in a hospital setting. Quite a while ago, I had an issue where an LCSW (Licens... [ Read More ]
Billing 90839-90840 in addition to 99281-99285 in the Ed
Can you bill 90839-90840 for a therapist in the ED ( called in for crisis intervention) as well as the ED physican's fee?... [ Read More ]
Billing telephonic sessions for Psychiatrists and APNP
Have you guys seen this release from the APA: Telehealth APA has a page dedicated to Telepsychiatry and COVID-19. Key guidance for the duration of the emergency declaration includes: • New CMS C... [ Read More ]
90839 and +90840 Guidelines Question
To answer Cherylpeters question, both the guidelines and the code description are accurate. The code description for 90839 is psychotherapy for a crisis, first 60 minutes. The guidelines help us under... [ Read More ]
90839 and +90840 Guidelines Question
To answer the first question, it is 90839. There is the 'less than 15 minute' cushion in case the visit goes beyond 60 minutes but isn't enough to justify an add-on. On the other end of the code, it... [ Read More ]
90839 and +90840 Guidelines Question
Might I also ask a related question. We have a clinician who billed 240 minutes for a crisis situation. She billed the 90839 for the initial 60 minutes and 6 units for the 90840. Based on the clini... [ Read More ]
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