Current Procedural Terminology or CPT codes are used by psychologists and other mental health professionals in order to bill their services to an insurance company or Medicaid. This is not a complete list, but simply a list of some of the most commonly used CPT codes in mental health and psychology services. It is meant as a quick-reference sheet.
| Code | Description |
| 90801 | Psychological Diagnostic Interview Examination (Includes report prep time 90885) |
| 90802 | Interactive Diagnostic Interview (with language interpreter or other mechanisms |
| 90816 | Individual medical psychotherapy, 20 – 30 minutes for Inpatient (Outpatient = 90804) |
| 90818 | Individual medical psychotherapy, 45 – 50 minutes for Inpatient (Outpatient = 90806) |
| 90821 | Individual medical psychotherapy, 75 – 80 minutes for Inpatient (Outpatient = 90808) |
| 90847 | Family Psychotherapy with patient Present (90846 without patient present; 90849 Multiple-family group psychotherapy) |
| 90853 | Group psychotherapy |
| 96101 | Psychological testing, interpretation and reporting per hour by a psychologist (Per Hour) |
| 96102 | Psychological testing per hour by a technician (Per Hour) |
| 96103 | Psychological testing by a computer, including time for the psychologist’s interpretation and reporting (Per Hour) |
| 96105 | Assessment of Aphasia |
| 96111 | Developmental Testing, Extended |
| 96115 | Neurobehavioral Status Exam (Per Hour) |
| 96116 | Chart Review, Scoring and Interpretation of Instruments, Note-Writing |
| 96118 | Neuropsychological testing, interpretation and reporting per hour by a psychologist |
| 96119 | Neuropsychological testing per hour by a technician |
| 96120 | Neuropsychological testing by a computer, including time for the psychologist’s interpretation and reporting |
| 96150 | Health & Behavioral Assessment β Initial |
| 96151 | Reassessment |
| 96152 | Health & Behavior Intervention – Individual |
| 96153 | Health & Behavior Intervention – Group |
| 96154 | Health & Behavior Intervention β Family with Patient |
| 96155 | Health & Behavior Intervention β Family without Patient |
| 97770 | Cognitive Rehabilitation |
You can look up the cost of a particular CPT code in your city or state on the AMA website.
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Grohol, J. (2007). CPT Codes for Psychology Services. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 12, 2013, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/cpt-codes-for-psychology-services/
Grohol, J. (2007). CPT Codes for Psychology Services. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 12, 2013, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/cpt-codes-for-psychology-services/
Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 30 Jan 2013
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