CPT^® 90889, Under Other Psychiatric Services or Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 90889 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Psychiatric Services or Procedures.

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The provider prepares a report on a patient’s mental state for other providers of care, including other physicians, agencies, and insurance carriers. This code does not include report preparation in relation to the provider’s legal or consultative services.

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guardianship papers

Does anyone know what CPT code to use for the preparation of Guardianship papers for a patient. I use to use 90889 but it now excludes legal papers. thanks... [ Read More ]

When to use code 90889

Code 90889 states that it is for the the "preparation of report of patient's psychiatric status, history, treatment, or progress (other than for legal or consultative purposes) for other individuals, ... [ Read More ]

S0310--Hospitalist Services

[b]S0310, in addition to.....[/b] So far, no payers that I can find cover this, but if you do bill it, I found the below info that it is listed separately in addition to the appropriate evaluation an... [ Read More ]

Telehealth

[QUOTE="courtneyb, post: 235494, member: 191802"]Does anyone know where I can get information on billing telehealth services? Our psychiatrist want's to start billing for this and is asking me to do ... [ Read More ]

Telehealth

Does anyone know where I can get information on billing telehealth services? Our psychiatrist want's to start billing for this and is asking me to do the research for him. My understanding is that h... [ Read More ]

Help! 90887

I found the answer. You won't get paid by Medicare because it is a non-covered service. This seems unfair... Check out this link to Psychiatric coding for Medicare Part B on page 38 [url]http://www.tr... [ Read More ]

96101 code vs hours

[QUOTE="clapahe299, post: 166011, member: 53778"]Summary of Services 1. 6/2/11: initial brief intake session (1/2 hr); administration of the Beck Youth Inventory (1/2/ hr) total time 1 hr. 2. 6/3/11... [ Read More ]

Certification on capacity

I am thinking you could look at 90885-90889? I am not really sure. I dont know what this CQCAPD form is. Does it contain enough info to bill a 90801?... [ Read More ]

Electroconvulsive (ect) second opinion

I would not bill the 90889 as he's not really writing up a report. I think 90885 would probably be ok. I would read the assistant articles on it... [ Read More ]

Electroconvulsive (ect) second opinion

New to psychiatry--Under the baker act law regarding electroconvulsive (ECT) treatment we are required to obtain a 2nd opinion for med. necc. Would CPT 90889 or 90885 be appropriate to bill for the p... [ Read More ]

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