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.
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 – Initial
96151
Reassessment
96152
Health & Behavior Intervention - Individual
96153
Health & Behavior Intervention - Group
96154
Health & Behavior Intervention – Family with Patient
96155
Health & Behavior Intervention – Family without Patient
97770
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 30 Aug 2007
