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Psychotherapy codes 90832-90838 are time based. Is the provider required to document start and stop times with the visit note? Or is just the number of minutes spent face-to-face required? Or is there no requirement to document time? If you don't document time, how do you know which code to use. I cannot find a definitive answer to this question. This in not my area of coding, so I don't have any good resources to reference.
 
For a time-based code, you have to document time. For most payers, you can either document start and stop times, or total time of the face-to-face interaction. Medicare requires start and stop times (although this may vary by MAC).
 
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