CPT^® 90887, Under Other Psychiatric Services or Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 90887 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Psychiatric Services or Procedures.

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In this service, the provider interprets or explains the results of psychiatric exams, medical exams, other procedures, or information about the patient’s care to the patient’s family members or caregivers to give them advice on how to help care for the patient.

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CPT and E/M codes for billing without a patient present

[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 467330, member: 164618"] My understanding is that for Medicare, the patient must be present, and is not billable if no face-to-face encounter with patient takes place. SOME pr... [ Read More ]

CPT and E/M codes for billing without a patient present

My understanding is that for Medicare, the patient must be present, and is not billable if no face-to-face encounter with patient takes place. SOME private carriers may allow it, but I never found on... [ Read More ]

90887

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90887

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Need help Using 90791/90792 just to provide feedback to parents

[b]90791[/b] 90791 can only be billed once in a six month period for most insurance carriers... 90887 is interpetation of psychiatric testing results that would be the best choice. 90846 & 7is when t... [ Read More ]

Need help Using 90791/90792 just to provide feedback to parents

90791 can most likely be billed for the initial encounter with the patient. I do agree with your instinct that 90791 should not be billed for the follow up with the parents. If they are just giving r... [ Read More ]

Need help Using 90791/90792 just to provide feedback to parents

I am new to behavioral health coding. Our psychologist provide services to pediatric patients. They perform a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation on day 1- meeting and interviewing the child, then int... [ Read More ]

Well, you certainly cannot bill Medicare for this service. It is possible (although highly unlikely) a private carrier does not follow the Medicare guideline of face-to-face requirement to bill an E&... [ Read More ]

Can I bill for these services?

Depends on a few things. What do you mean by "bill"? If you mean bill to the insurance, the answer is typically no. From my experience, almost all carriers follow the Medicare guideline of face-to-... [ Read More ]

Billable code meeting w NH pt's family

[b]Code 90887 or based on time, depending on location of meeting[/b] CPT 90887 is under the psychiatric services heading, but the description states: Interpretation or explanation of results of psych... [ Read More ]

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