CPT^® 97154, Under Adaptive Behavior Treatment Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 97154 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Adaptive Behavior Treatment Procedures.

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A technician, supervised by a physician or other qualified healthcare professional, administers adaptive behavior treatments that target conditions such as developmental disabilities associated with adaptive or maladaptive behaviors, such as impaired social skills and communication, according to an established protocol. Report this code for each 15 minutes that a technician performs this service face–to–face with two or more patients.

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ABA Billing

we use 97151 for the initial assessment .. 97153 for aba therapy, 97155 for supervision of the techs , 97154 for group and 97156 for parent training. With Modifiers ,, HM ,HN, HO ( depends on there ... [ Read More ]

Can you bill 99392-25 with 96110-59?

Here's the full description for 96110: The provider uses a standardized form to analyze the presence of any developmental disorder, typically during infancy or adolescence, any delay in a child’s de... [ Read More ]

Looking for someone with experience coding ABA therapy

Is 97154 billable for an RBT with 2 patients the same as 97153 is for 1? That's how I interpreted it, but I've been told by other people that this may not be the case.... [ Read More ]

Requirements for 90791

This is what I've found for code 90791. The 2019 CPT book lists a star next to this code. If you look under code symbols the star designates a telemedicine code. The lay terms for 90971 are as follo... [ Read More ]

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