Specialty billing
Psychiatry medical billing
Psychiatric claims combine medication management with psychotherapy add-ons, and payers expect the two to be documented as separate work.
Book a Free ConsultationWhat we handle for psychiatry practices
Medication management, psychotherapy add-on codes and telehealth modifiers.
Medication management
E/M visits for pharmacological management, coded on decision-making.
Psychotherapy add-ons
Add-on codes billed alongside E/M with the time documented separately.
Telepsychiatry
Modifiers and place-of-service kept current as payer rules change.
Collaborative care
Monthly collaborative care codes where the practice operates that model.
Common pitfalls
Where psychiatry claims go wrong
These are the errors we look for first when reviewing a practice in this specialty. If any sound familiar, a billing review will tell you what they are costing.
- Psychotherapy add-ons billed without therapy time recorded apart from the E/M work.
- Interactive complexity added where the note does not establish it.
- Extended or intensive treatment delivered before authorization is confirmed.
Other specialties we support
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