tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 25

Part B Coding Coach: Make Sure Your Psychiatric Coding Is on Track With 2013 Rules

Hint: The add-on code for interactive complexity is not a time-based code. When your clinician experiences specific communication issues that complicate performance of selected psychiatric diagnostic or therapeutic services, you’ll need to factor in an add-on CPT® code, namely +90785, to reimburse for the extra time that your practitioner spent with the patient. Coding scenario: Your psychiatrist uses play equipment to evaluate a patient for autism. Since the patient has communication disabilities, your clinician spends a considerable amount of time with him to complete his evaluation. What to report: Since your clinician performed an evaluation of the patient...

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