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90837 vs. 90834: What the Time Requirement Actually Means for Your Billing
Most behavioral health practitioners know 90837 and 90834 as the two individual psychotherapy codes they bill most often. What many do not know is exactly how the time requirement works, and what documentation is necessary to bill the higher-paying code defensibly. This is not a complicated topic. But it is one where imprecise practice costs…
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What Happens When a Payer Changes Its Behavioral Health Policy and Your Practice Is the Last to Know
Payers do not call you when they update a behavioral health policy. They post a bulletin in the provider portal, sometimes with 30 days’ notice and sometimes with 14. They update a PDF buried three levels deep in their website. They send a notice to your credentialing address, the one nobody checks. By the time…