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, meant as a quick-reference sheet. It has been updated for 2014 code changes.
| Code | Description | |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic interview without medical services | |
| 90792 | Psychiatric diagnostic interview (for prescribers / medical services) | |
| 90832 | Individual psychotherapy, 30 minutes (when performed with an evaluation & management service: 90833) Non-facility: 64.84 / Facility: 64.12 | |
| 90834 | Individual psychotherapy, 45 minutes (when performed with an evaluation & management service: 90836) Non-facility: 85.97 / Facility: 85.62 | |
| 90837 | Individual psychotherapy, 60 minutes (when performed with an evaluation & management service: 90838) Non-facility: 128.6 / Facility: 127.89 | |
| 90847 | Family Psychotherapy with patient Present (without patient present: 90846; multiple-family group psychotherapy: 90849) Non-facility: 107.47 / Facility: 106.75 (without patient: 104.24 / 103.53; multiple-family group: 34.39 / 30.81) | |
| 90853 | Group psychotherapy Non-facility: 26.51 / Facility: 25.79 | |
| 96101 | Psychological testing, interpretation and reporting per hour by a psychologist (per hour) Non-facility: 80.96 / Facility: 80.24 | |
| 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 | |
| 96116 | Neurobehavioral Status Exam (per hour) Non-facility: 94.93 / Facility: 88.84 | |
| 96118 | Neuropsychological testing, interpretation and reporting by a psychologist (per hour) Non-facility: 99.23 / Facility: 79.88 | |
| 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 (each 15 mins) Non-facility: 21.49 / Facility: 21.14 | |
| 96151 | Reassessment (each 15 mins) Non-facility: 20.78 / Facility: 20.42 | |
| 96152 | Health & Behavior Intervention – Individual (each 15 mins) | |
| 96153 | Health & Behavior Intervention – Group (each 15 mins) | |
| 96154 | Health & Behavior Intervention – Family with Patient (each 15 mins) | |
| 96155 | Health & Behavior Intervention – Family without Patient (each 15 mins) | |
| Add ons | ||
| 90785 | Interactive complexity add-on (for psychotherapy codes) | |
| 90839 | Patient in crisis add-on – 60 minutes | |
| 90840 | Patient in crisis add-on – Each additional 30 minutes | |
Notes: Small type denotes medical payment codes. Facility: Includes hospitals (inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department), ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Non-facility: everything else.
You can look up the cost of a particular CPT code in your city or state on the AMA website.
CPT Codes for Psychology Services
