Wiki 96127 Brief emotional/behavioral assessment (e.g., depression inventory, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder scale), with scoring and documentati

[ivygirl18@hotmail.com]

Hello,

Can 96127 be done and billed for an adult? Can the PHQ-9 be the instrument used to assess this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! There is not much info on this code!

 

[cosenzo1974]

Yes, it can be done for an adult and typically our offices use the PHQ-2. It's billed but most (if not all) of the insurance companies will NOT pay on the charge. It ends up as a manual BUNDLED adjustment.

Chris Cosenzo, CPC-A
Hospitalist and Family Medicine Biller/Coder

 

[ivygirl18@hotmail.com]

Okay. Thank you.
What about billing it with a preventive visit?

 

[cosenzo1974]

Okay. Thank you.
What about billing it with a preventive visit?

Will still end up most likely unpaid where it'll be PR on the remit. Your office will then need to decide whether they'll pass the charge onto the patient or do the bundled adjustment.