Documentation of Psychotherapy for Insurance WisdomCard™

  1. VideoJug: What Documentation Should I Get When Fighting My Health Insurance Company? videojug.com - What Documentation Should I Get When Fighting My Health Insurance Company?
  2. American Psychological Association (APA): Mental Health Parity: Does Your Insurance Cover Mental Health Services? apahelpcenter.org - Mental Health Parity: Does Your Insurance Cover Mental Health Services?
  3. Google Books: CPT Handbook for Psychiatrists books.google.com - CPT Handbook for Psychiatrists
  4. American Mental Health Alliance (AMHA): Considering Some Practical Matters americanmentalhealth.com - Considering Some Practical Matters
  5. USA Today (via BNet): Psychotherapy and Insurance: The Double Bind (May 2004)findarticles.com - Psychotherapy and Insurance: The Double Bind
  6. Psychiatrist Blog: CPT Billing Codes for Psychiatrists and Psychotherapy (Aug. 30, 2008)psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com - CPT Billing Codes for Psychiatrists and Psychotherapy
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Research Notes on Documentation of Psychotherapy for Insurance


Documentation of psychotherapy for insurance purposes has specific guidelines in the CPT Handbook for Psychiatrists. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is the most widely accepted system of rules to report medical procedures.1

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  • Include date of service, session time, type of therapeutic intervention, target symptoms, treatment goals, medication management, diagnosis, and legible signature with submission to insurance.1
  • Most common CPT codes submitted by psychiatrists: E&M code (Evaluation and Management, psychotherapy code and medication management code.2
  • Main codes used for psychotherapy reflect time being billed for services.2


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google Books: CPT Handbook for Psychiatrists
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Psychiatrist Blog: CPT Billing Codes for Psychiatrists and Psychotherapy

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