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Medical Coding

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A patient is being admitted to a psychiatric facility for suicidal ideation. The patient undergoes psychotherapy for crisis and the doctor spends 70 minutes with this patient. What is the correct code(s) for this visit?
  1. 90839
  2. 90839, 90840
  3. 90839, 90840 x 2
  4. 90839, 90840 x 3
Explanation
Answer: B - 90839, 90840 is the correct code for psychotherapy for crisis. Code 90839 is the correct code for the first 60 minutes, and 90840 is the correct code for each additional 30 minutes.

This patient was seen for 70 minutes. Had the patient been seen for 90 minutes, the add-on code would have been multiplied based on each additional 30 minutes.
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