In case you were wondering, yes, online therapy or e-therapy or online counseling is billable to insurance companies under the CPT code 0074T. This was released in January, 2004.
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Grohol, J. (2006). CPT Code for Online Counseling. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/01/25/cpt-code-for-online-counseling/
Grohol, J. (2006). CPT Code for Online Counseling. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/01/25/cpt-code-for-online-counseling/
