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For the one therapy code per practice rule does that also apply to something like a University medical center?
So it doesn't matter if the therapists in your practice or not. In general, commercial insurance will only cover one unit of individual psychotherapy from anyone on the same day (does not apply to medicare who will pay both). However, if you are providing the service, I would still bill for it. Insurance might cover it, or they most likely will write it off. Or they will write off the therapist's billing.Related point. Can a psychiatrist add the 90833 code to a 99213/4 if later in the same day in your practice a therapist bills for psychotherapy?
Point taken.If you are employed, you should definitely still bill for it. If you get paid on wRVUs, it doesn't matter whether insurance covers it or not, you're supposed to be paid for work done, so bill for it even if it gets written off, you should still receive the wRVUs.
Are you able (and if so how often are you?) to bill a 99205 and a 90833 or 90836? I do 75-90 minute long intakes and I will often get into dynamic concepts or simply engage in supportive therapy to build rapport early on. I am about to start billing insurance and curious if this would be acceptable.
I used to do this all the time before the 2021 E&M changes. nowadays it's very hard to bill 99205 on elements if they aren't sick enough to need hospitalization. If you are rxing lithium or clozapine AND they are acutely decompensated, that would also count. If they have signs of serotonin toxicity or NMS that would count too. But these kinds of scenarios don't come up that often. So it's going to be 99205 + 99417 or 99204+90836 depending on the reason for the visit and what your interventions look like.Are you able (and if so how often are you?) to bill a 99205 and a 90833 or 90836? I do 75-90 minute long intakes and I will often get into dynamic concepts or simply engage in supportive therapy to build rapport early on. I am about to start billing insurance and curious if this would be acceptable.