CPT^® 96136, Under Psychological and Neuropsychological Test Administration and Scoring

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 96136 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Psychological and Neuropsychological Test Administration and Scoring.

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The provider, a physician or other qualified healthcare professional, administers two or more psychological or neuropsychological tests and scores them. Report this code for the first 30 minutes of administration and scoring by any method.

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In search of help with Psych billing

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Billing for code 96136

[QUOTE="klen, post: 515032, member: 691756"] We are billing code 96136 with add on code 90833 and an appropriate level E/M code, but we are starting to receive denials on 96136 as "mutually exclusive"... [ Read More ]

Billing for code 96136

We are billing code 96136 with add on code 90833 and an appropriate level E/M code, but we are starting to receive denials on 96136 as "mutually exclusive". Should I add a modifier -59 to code 96136 ... [ Read More ]

Denial on Code 96136 with E/M and 90833

Thank you for your help, [I]if [/I]the modifier guidelines apply, what modifier would you recommend? I'm thinking a -25 modifier on making the coding on this line 99213-25-GT. I normally bill for surg... [ Read More ]

Denial on Code 96136 with E/M and 90833

[QUOTE="klen, post: 514808, member: 691756"] Hi Coders, My physician (psychiatrist) is billing CPT codes: 99213-GT 90833-GT and 96136 DX: F900 The provider is receiving denials on 96136 as "mutuall... [ Read More ]

Denial on Code 96136 with E/M and 90833

Hi Coders, My physician (psychiatrist) is billing CPT codes: 99213-GT 90833-GT and 96136 DX: F900 The provider is receiving denials on 96136 as "mutually exclusive". The remit didn't specify which... [ Read More ]

Neuro psych testing-Feedback denial and UHC

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Pre-op Bariatric Psych evals

[QUOTE="magdalena.iordan@yahoo.com, post: 452729, member: 165825"] [B]96130[/B] Hello fellow coders, I was reading through the posts on this topic and I am in the same boat as you guys when it come... [ Read More ]

96132,96136,96137 HELP Sports medicine provider

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I'm looking for some help regarding the specific codes 96132,96136,96137. My provider is a Sports medicine provider whos a part of a large medical group. He's being denied on these three codes for inc... [ Read More ]

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