NURS 6670 Reimbursement Rate Template

NURS 6670

Reimbursement Rate Template

 

Type of Service

eg. -New office visit

-Established office visit

-Inpatient hospital

-individual psychotherapy

-group psychotherapy (see examples below)

CPT code Private insurer reimbursement rate for PMHNP Private insurer reimbursement rate for physicians Medicare

reimbursement rate for PMHNP

Medicare

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As the PMHNP becomes proficient in diagnosing and treating, it is also important to learn how to bill for your time. The CMS sets up codes to identify the type of service you are providing. You will generally complete this task at the end of the visit as you are documenting the visit with the client. Here are examples of the codes to know:

CPT Codes for Psychiatric and Psychological Procedures

 

HMSA recognizes the following service codes for the reporting of psychiatric and psychological services. (See Code Books for information on how to obtain the books.)

 

CPT Code Footnote(s) Description
90791 1 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
90792 1,3 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services
90832 2 Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member
90833 2,3 Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member when performed with an evaluation and management service
90834 4 Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient and/or family member
90836 3,4 Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient and/or family member when performed with an evaluation and management service
90837 6 Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member
90838 3,6 Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member when performed with an evaluation and management service
90839 6 Psychotherapy for crisis; first 60 minutes
90840 2 each additional 30 minutes
90846 4 Family psychotherapy (without the patient present)
90847 4 Family psychotherapy (conjoint psychotherapy) (with patient present)
90849 4 Multiple-family group psychotherapy
90853 4 Group psychotherapy (other than of a multiple-family group)
90870 1, 5 Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring)
96101 1 Psychological testing (includes psychodiagnostic assessment of personality, psychopathology, emotionality, intellectual abilities, e.g., WAIS-R, Rorschach, MMPI) with interpretation and report, per hour.

 

Note: All hours of psychological testing done on a single day will be counted as one visit (either inpatient or outpatient as appropriate) toward the patient’s inpatient or outpatient visit maximum. However, payment will be made to the participating provider on a per-hour basis.

96118 1 Neuropsychological testing battery (e.g., Halstead-Reitan, Luria, WAIS-R) with interpretation and report, per hour

 

Note: All hours of psychological testing done on a single day will be counted as one visit (either inpatient or outpatient as appropriate) toward the patient’s inpatient or outpatient visit maximum. However, payment will be made to the participating provider on a per-hour basis.

 

Links to websites that discuss this:

https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/practice-management/coding-reimbursement-medicare-and-medicaid/coding-and-reimbursement

http://www.mb-guide.org/medical-coding-guidelines.html