CPT^® 90846, Under Other Psychotherapy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 90846 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Psychotherapy Procedures.

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A provider meets with the patient’s family without the patient present to counsel the family on the psychological issues affecting the patient and the family.

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96127

Is this for Aetna? The only E/M we bill are clinical intakes, and we usually use 96127 as screening tool during a course of therapy which is why we used to bill it with 90846 or 90847... i was thinkin... [ Read More ]

coverage for 96127 for Aetna 96127 aetna behavioral health billing therapy

[B]Does anyone know if Mental health providers (psychologist/trist) can bill 96127? We used to bill it with a 90846 or 90847 years ago, but we now know they are bundled. Has anyone billed this code on... [ Read More ]

96127

96127(2022)

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 ]

Billing when a family member comes in to discuss another family member

[QUOTE="mwells2020, post: 511025, member: 664391"] We had a grandmother come in to discuss her grandson to whom she is the guardian. He was not present. From what I have found, we can bill 90846. The ... [ Read More ]

Billing when a family member comes in to discuss another family member

We had a grandmother come in to discuss her grandson to whom she is the guardian. He was not present. From what I have found, we can bill 90846. The questions are can we bill this code to the grandmot... [ Read More ]

Modifier XE vs 59

[QUOTE="nwhite123, post: 504103, member: 629059"] Good Morning, can you direct me to which modifier to use when a provider bills a 90846 and 90837 on the same day for a member? Can you also direct me... [ Read More ]

Modifier XE vs 59

Good Morning, can you direct me to which modifier to use when a provider bills a 90846 and 90837 on the same day for a member? Can you also direct me to which code the modifier should be applied to (... [ Read More ]

90837 vs 90847

I am trying to find out what the correct answer is for this coding scenario. If a client is a child and the parent joins the session briefly to discuss the child's progress, etc. What code do you bill... [ Read More ]

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