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Does anyone have any experience or knowledge as to whether psychotherapy (codes 90791-90834-90837-90846 provided by LCPC/LCSW) can be reimbursed if the visit took place in home? It appears that Medicare will reimburse for POS 12 for LCSW but I can't find any clarity on other license levels or...
I work for a mental health facility that has a contract with DCS as a residential treatment facility. We have a building for Level 2 and Level 3 patients. If they are in the state's custody, Level 3 clients' services are only billed to DCS. If they have private insurance, Level 3 client's...
I am requesting opinions regarding what information from specific areas should be coded from Behavioral Health visit forms. Informational areas on the form are: Mental status, Medical symptoms (medical condition, medication, physical symptoms), Behavioral history, Substance use, eating habits...
I am a coding compliance auditor (no boos, please!) and I have recently inherited a psychiatry group. I have absolutely no experience with psych coding at all, and the availablity of any resources on the subject are positively underwhelming! I have 1 main question: Our psychiatrists do a lot...