Selecting a code for an E/M service can be based on time or medical decision making (MDM) (except ED visits which must be selected based on MDM) Time includes all time spent by the billing practitioner on the date of service, not just face-to-face time, and counseling does not need to dominate the visit, as […]
Archives for November 2025
HCPCS Codes for Behavioral Health
Post-discharge Telephonic Follow-up Contacts Intervention | G0544 Digital Mental Health Treatment | G0552, G0553, G0554 Safety Planning Interventions | G0560 Post-discharge Telephonic Follow-up Contacts Intervention HCPCS code: G0544 Descriptor: “Post discharge telephonic follow-up contacts performed in conjunction with a discharge from the emergency department for behavioral health or other crisis encounter, 4 calls per calendar […]
Coding Guide – Newborn and Pediatrics
Neonatologists, pediatricians and family physicians who care for newborns and sick children in the hospital need to select the category of code that describes the condition of the patient. There are distinct categories of codes to describe each of these situations. There are also codes that describe services to patients who are in the process of being transferred to a higher acuity facility. This guide describes the codes to use in each situation.
Interactive Complexity | CPT® 90785
Code 90785 is an add-on code for interactive complexity and may be added on to the diagnostic psychiatric evaluation (90791, 90792), psychotherapy services (90833—90838), and group psychotherapy (90853). It may not be reported with an E/M service, if no psychotherapy is performed on that day, or with psychotherapy for crisis, (90839, 90840). +90785  Interactive complexity […]
Annual CPT® Changes | Webinar
Recorded December 18th, 2025
1 CEU expires 12/30/26
Guest presenter Shannon McCall of HCPro
The American Medical Association’s 2026 update to the CPT® Manual is here, with codes and coding changes effective 1-1-2026.