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HCPCS Code for Activity therapy, such as music, dance, art or play therapies not for recreation, related to the care and treatment of patient's disabling mental health problems, per session (45 minutes or more) G0176

HCPCS code G0176 for Activity therapy, such as music, dance, art or play therapies not for recreation, related to the care and treatment of patient's disabling mental health problems, per session (45 minutes or more) as maintained by CMS falls under Miscellaneous Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services .

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Activity therapy, such as music, dance, art or play therapies not for recreation, related to the care and treatment of patient's disabling mental health problems, per session (45 minutes or more)

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Partial Hospital Program Billing
Any info anyone can provide regarding "Activity Therapy" and "Education/Training Sessions." Providers are billing G0177 and G0176, along with the 90853 Psychotherapy Group code. Should the activitie... [ Read More ]
Recreational Therapy
[b]Also wondering in NC[/b] Great question! Our MTs have always been part of the IDG for our Hospice patients, but our providers would like to have some of their Palliative Care patients be able to ... [ Read More ]
Coding music, art and dance therapy
[B]G0176[/B]: Activity therapy, such as music, dance, art or play therapies not for recreation, related to the care and treatment of patient's disabling mental health problems, per session (45 minutes... [ Read More ]
Coding music, art and dance therapy
Look at HCPCs codes G0176 or H2032.... [ Read More ]
How would you bill, can you bill?
Look at HCPCS Code G0176. Have never used this code but it describes exactly what you are looking for.... [ Read More ]
2014 updated HCPC code for G0176-Activity Therapy
I do the A/R for an inpatient/outpatient psych hospital. We have been using G0176 to code "Activity therapy, such as music, dance, art or play therapies not for recreation, related to the care and tre... [ Read More ]
Gym Membership billing
[b]Gym membership[/b] Does the patient have what equals to a disabling mental health problem? If so check out HCPCS codes G0176 and G0177.... [ Read More ]
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