List With CPT Codes For Mental Health | Short/Long Descriptions & Lay-Term
The CPT codes for Mental Health can be divided into seven different sections related to mental health. We have described each code with a lay-term, a short description, and the official long description which AMA copyrights.
1. CPT Codes for Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluations
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluations are comprehensive assessments that are performed to diagnose mental health disorders. These evaluations are typically performed by a psychiatrist or other qualified healthcare professional and involve a detailed interview, mental status examination, and the use of diagnostic criteria to determine the presence of a mental health disorder.
Two CPT codes describe psychiatric diagnostic evaluations for mental health.
1.1 CPT Code 90791
Lay-term: CPT code 90791 is used for a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation without medical services.
Long description: Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation.
Short description: Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation.
1.2 CPT Code 90792
Lay-term: CPT code 90792 is used for a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services.
Long description: Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services.
Short description: Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services.
2. CPT Codes for Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a form of treatment that involves therapeutic conversations and interactions between a therapist and a patient. It can be used to treat a variety of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The following fifteen CPT codes describe different types of psychotherapy services.
2.1 CPT Code 90832
Lay-term: CPT code 90832 is used for a 30-minute psychotherapy session with the patient.
Long description: Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient.
Short description: 30-minute psychotherapy session.
2.2 CPT Code 90834
Lay-term: CPT code 90834 is used for a 45-minute psychotherapy session with the patient.
Long description: Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient.
Short description: 45-minute psychotherapy session.
2.3 CPT Code 90837
Lay-term: CPT code 90837 is used for a 60-minute psychotherapy session with the patient.
Long description: Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient.
Short description: 60-minute psychotherapy session.
2.4 CPT Code 90839
Lay-term: CPT code 90839 is used for psychotherapy for crisis for the first 60 minutes.
Long description: Psychotherapy for crisis first 60 minutes.
Short description: Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes.
2.5 CPT Code 90840
Lay-term: CPT code 90840 is used for each additional 30 minutes of psychotherapy for crisis.
Long description: Psychotherapy for crisis each additional 30 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary service).
Short description: Additional 30 minutes of psychotherapy for crisis.
2.6 CPT Code 90845
Lay-term: CPT code 90845 is used for psychoanalysis.
Long description: Psychoanalysis.
Short description: Psychoanalysis.
2.7 CPT Code 90846
Lay-term: CPT code 90846 is used for a 50-minute family psychotherapy session without the patient present.
Long description: Family psychotherapy (without the patient present), 50 minutes.
Short description: 50-minute family psychotherapy without patient.
2.8 CPT Code 90847
Lay-term: CPT code 90847 is used for a 50-minute family psychotherapy session with the patient present.
Long description: Family psychotherapy (conjoint psychotherapy) (with patient present), 50 minutes.
Short description: 50-minute family psychotherapy with patient.
2.9 CPT Code 90849
Lay-term: CPT code 90849 is used for multiple-family group psychotherapy.
Long description: Multiple-family group psychotherapy.
Short description: Multiple-family group psychotherapy.
2.10 CPT Code 90853
Lay-term: CPT code 90853 is used for group psychotherapy, other than of a multiple-family group.
Long description: Group psychotherapy (other than of a multiple-family group).
Short description: Group psychotherapy.
2.11 CPT Code 90863
Lay-term: CPT code 90863 is used for pharmacologic management, including prescription and review of medication, when performed with psychotherapy services.
Long description: Pharmacologic management, including prescription and review of medication, when performed with psychotherapy services (List separately in addition to the code for primary procedure).
Short description: Pharmacologic management with psychotherapy.
2.12 CPT Code 90870
Lay-term: CPT code 90870 is used for electroconvulsive therapy, including necessary monitoring.
Long description: Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring).
Short description: Electroconvulsive therapy.
2.13 CPT Code 90875
Lay-term: CPT code 90875 is used for individual psychophysiological therapy incorporating biofeedback training by any modality, face-to-face with the patient.
Long description: Individual psychophysiological therapy incorporating biofeedback training by any modality (face-to-face with the patient), with psychotherapy (eg, insight oriented, behavior modifying or supportive psychotherapy).
Short description: Individual psychophysiological therapy with biofeedback.
2.14 CPT Code 90876
Lay-term: CPT code 90876 is used for individual psychophysiological therapy incorporating biofeedback training by any modality, face-to-face with the patient, with psychotherapy.
Long description: Individual psychophysiological therapy incorporating biofeedback training by any modality (face-to-face with the patient), with psychotherapy (eg, insight oriented, behavior modifying or supportive psychotherapy); approximately 45 minutes.
Short description: Individual psychophysiological therapy with biofeedback and psychotherapy.
2.15 CPT Code 90880
Lay-term: CPT code 90880 is used for hypnotherapy.
Long description: Hypnotherapy.
Short description: Hypnotherapy.
3. CPT Codes for Genomic Analysis Panels Related to Psychiatry
Genomic analysis panels are tests that analyze multiple genes at once to help diagnose genetic disorders. In psychiatry, these panels can be used to identify genetic variants that may contribute to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Six CPT codes describe genomic analysis panels related to psychiatry and mental health.
3.1 CPT Code 0173U
Lay-term: CPT code 0173U is used for a genomic analysis panel in psychiatry, which includes variant analysis of 14 genes.
Long description: Psychiatry (ie, depression, anxiety), genomic analysis panel, includes variant analysis of 14 genes.
Short description: Genomic analysis panel in psychiatry.
3.2 CPT Code 0175U
Lay-term: CPT code 0175U is used for a genomic analysis panel in psychiatry, which includes variant analysis of 15 genes.
Long description: Psychiatry (eg, depression, anxiety), genomic analysis panel, variant analysis of 15 genes.
Short description: Genomic analysis panel in psychiatry.
3.3 CPT Code 0345U
Lay-term: CPT code 0345U is used for a genomic analysis panel in psychiatry, which includes variant analysis of multiple genes.
Long description: Psychiatry (eg, depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD), genomic analysis panel, variant analysis of multiple genes.
Short description: Genomic analysis panel in psychiatry.
3.4 CPT Code 0411U
Lay-term: CPT code 0411U is used for a genomic analysis panel in psychiatry, which includes variant analysis of multiple genes.
Long description: Psychiatry (eg, depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD), genomic analysis panel, variant analysis of multiple genes.
Short description: Genomic analysis panel in psychiatry.
3.5 CPT Code 0419U
Lay-term: CPT code 0419U is used for a genomic sequence analysis panel in neuropsychiatry, which includes variant analysis of 13 genes.
Long description: Neuropsychiatry (eg, depression, anxiety), genomic sequence analysis panel, variant analysis of 13 genes, saliva or buccal swab, report of clinically significant variants.
Short description: Genomic sequence analysis panel in neuropsychiatry.
3.6 CPT Code 0423U
Lay-term: CPT code 0423U is used for a genomic analysis panel in psychiatry, which includes variant analysis of 26 genes.
Long description: Psychiatry (eg, depression, anxiety), genomic analysis panel, including variant analysis of 26 genes, buccal swab, report of clinically significant variants.
Short description: Genomic analysis panel in psychiatry.
4. CPT Codes for Mental Health Assessments and Screenings
Mental health assessments and screenings are tools used by healthcare professionals to evaluate a person’s mental health. These assessments can help identify mental health disorders, monitor the progress of treatment, and guide treatment planning.
The following seven CPT codes describe different types of mental health assessments and screenings.
4.1 CPT Code 1494F
Lay-term: CPT code 1494F is used for the assessment and review of cognition.
Long description: Cognition assessed and reviewed (DEM).
Short description: Cognition assessment and review.
4.2 CPT Code 2014F
Lay-term: CPT code 2014F is used for the assessment of mental status.
Long description: Mental status assessed (CAP) (EM).
Short description: Mental status assessment.
4.3 CPT Code 2044F
Lay-term: CPT code 2044F is used for the documentation of a mental health assessment prior to intervention.
Long description: Documentation of mental health assessment prior to intervention (back surgery or epidural steroid injection) or for back pain patients.
Short description: Documentation of mental health assessment.
4.4 CPT Code 3700F
Lay-term: CPT code 3700F is used for the assessment of psychiatric disorders or disturbances.
Long description: Psychiatric disorders or disturbances assessed (Prkns).
Short description: Assessment of psychiatric disorders.
4.5 CPT Code 3725F
Lay-term: CPT code 3725F is used for the performance of a screening for depression.
Long description: Screening for depression performed (DEM).
Short description: Depression screening.
4.6 CPT Code 96127
Lay-term: CPT code 96127 is used for a brief emotional/behavioral assessment.
Long description: Brief emotional/behavioral assessment (eg, depression inventory, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD scale), with scoring and documentation, per standardized instrument.
Short description: Brief emotional/behavioral assessment.
4.7 CPT Code 96156
Lay-term: CPT code 96156 is used for a health behavior assessment, or re-assessment.
Long description: Health behavior assessment, or re-assessment (ie, health-focused clinical interview, behavioral observations, clinical decision making).
Short description: Health behavior assessment or re-assessment.
5. CPT Codes for Miscellaneous Services Related to Mental Health
There are several other services related to mental health that do not fit into the other categories. These services include care management for behavioral health conditions, home visits for individual, family, or marriage counseling, and psychiatric evaluation of hospital records.
The following eight CPT codes describe these miscellaneous services related to mental health.
5.1 CPT Code 99483
Lay-term: CPT code 99483 is used to assess and plan care for a patient with cognitive impairment.
Long description: Assessment of and care planning for a patient with cognitive impairment, requiring an independent historian, in the office or other outpatient, home or domiciliary or rest home.
Short description: Assessment and care planning for cognitive impairment.
5.2 CPT Code 99493
Lay-term: CPT code 99493 is used for subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management.
Long description: Subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management, first 60 minutes in a subsequent month of behavioral health care manager activities, in consultation with a psychiatric consultant, and directed by the treating physician or other qualified health care professional.
Short description: Subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management.
5.3 CPT Code 99494
Lay-term: CPT code 99494 is used for initial or subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management.
Long description: Initial or subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management, each additional 30 minutes in a calendar month of behavioral health care manager activities, in consultation with a psychiatric consultant, and directed by the treating physician or other qualified health care professional.
Short description: Initial or subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management.
5.4 CPT Code 99484
Lay-term: CPT code 99484 is used for care management services for behavioral health conditions.
Long description: Care management services for behavioral health conditions, at least 20 minutes of clinical staff time, directed by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month.
Short description: Care management for behavioral health conditions.
5.5 CPT Code 99510
Lay-term: CPT code 99510 is used for a home visit for individual, family, or marriage counseling.
Long description: Home visit for individual, family, or marriage counseling.
Short description: Home visit for counseling.
5.6 CPT Code 90785
Lay-term: CPT code 90785 is used for interactive complexity.
Long description: Interactive complexity (List separately in addition to the code for primary procedure).
Short description: Interactive complexity.
5.7 CPT Code 90865
Lay-term: CPT code 90865 is used for narcosynthesis for psychiatric diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Long description: Narcosynthesis for psychiatric diagnostic and therapeutic purposes (eg, sodium amobarbital (Amytal) interview).
Short description: Narcosynthesis for psychiatric purposes.
5.8 CPT Code 90885
Lay-term: CPT code 90885 is used for psychiatric evaluation of hospital records, other psychiatric reports, psychometric and/or projective tests, and other accumulated data for medical diagnostic purposes.
Long description: Psychiatric evaluation of hospital records, other psychiatric reports, psychometric and/or projective tests, and other accumulated data for medical diagnostic purposes.
Short description: Psychiatric evaluation of records and data.
6. CPT Codes for Psychotherapy Services Related to Depression
Two CPT codes describe psychotherapy services provided for patients who struggle with their mental health because of depression. These codes are used to document the provision of psychotherapy services and the referral of patients for psychotherapy.
6.1 CPT Code 4060F
Lay-term: CPT code 4060F is used for documenting the provision of psychotherapy services.
Long description: Psychotherapy services provided (MDD, MDD ADOL).
Short description: Psychotherapy services provided.
6.2 CPT Code 4062F
Lay-term: CPT code 4062F is used for documenting the referral of a patient for psychotherapy.
Long description: Patient referral for psychotherapy documented (MDD, MDD ADOL).
Short description: Patient referral for psychotherapy documented.
7. CPT Codes for Continuous Monitoring and Intervention
Three CPT codes describe continuous in-person monitoring and intervention services for patients with mental health issues.. These services include psychotherapy and crisis intervention as needed during psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
7.1 CPT Code 0820T
Lay-term: CPT code 0820T is used for continuous in-person monitoring and intervention during psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
Long description: Continuous in-person monitoring and intervention (eg, psychotherapy, crisis intervention), as needed, during psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
Short description: Continuous monitoring and intervention during psychedelic-assisted therapy.
7.2 CPT Code 0821T
Lay-term: CPT code 0821T is used for continuous in-person monitoring and intervention during psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
Long description: Continuous in-person monitoring and intervention (eg, psychotherapy, crisis intervention), as needed, during psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
Short description: Continuous monitoring and intervention during psychedelic-assisted therapy.
7.3 CPT Code 0822T
Lay-term: CPT code 0822T is used for continuous in-person monitoring and intervention during psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
Long description: Continuous in-person monitoring and intervention (eg, psychotherapy, crisis intervention), as needed, during psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions.
Short description: Continuous monitoring and intervention during psychedelic-assisted therapy.
