Behavioral Health Billing, Coding and Reimbursement News from InstaCode Institute

Mental Health Coding News

Coding Changes for 2012

Coding changes for 2012 are beginning to be announced. Work on the new edition of the Behavioral Health MultiBook has already begun.

We will soon begin taking advance orders for the 2012 Behavioral Health MultiBook.

July 11, 2011 - Free Audit Protection Webinar

Palmetto, a Medicare carrier, recently provided a free webinar about some common problems encountered during audits. This 51 minute webinar is very helpful.

According to Palmetto, "over half the claims that are being audited by the third party contractor lack the necessary information required to pay the claim." Many of the items addressed are easily fixed by making some pretty painless changes to your daily routine. For example, as stated in previous news articles, signature problems account for 68% of claim "errors". This webinar shows what is NOT acceptable so you don't make that mistake anymore.

Be sure to test your knowledge with the quiz at the end of the webinar. Review real-life examples of what the auditors are seeing and learn to protect your practice from pre and post-payment audits.

CLICK HERE to go to their "Recent Webinars" page. Click on the title "Insufficient Documentation" to access the webinar.

March 11, 2011 - Medicare Outpatient Treatment Limitation Clarification

CMS recently announced a change to the Outpatient Treatment Limitation in regards to the treatment of Alzheimer’s patients. This change will be effective on March 25, 2011. Further limitations have been placed on treatment of Alzheimer’s patients. Pay particular attention to the "as determined appropriate by contractors" change.

CLICK HERE to read more.

December 2009 - What's New in the 2010 Behavioral Health MultiBook?

How to implement the HITECH Security Breach Notification Rule in your office. What are the exceptions? When, how and who to notify.
How to implement the FTC Red Flags Rule.
New Subscriber section

Online PDF searches of selected book pages.
Downloadable forms
Search all ICD and HCPCS codes (ideal for H & B coding)
UB04 Revenue Codes - searchable PDF
Medicare & Professional Association Directories by state
Much more...

New diagnosis codes for:
- Nervousness, irritability, nervousness and impulsiveness.
- 7 codes for poisoning by antidepressants
- 3 codes for counseling parent/child problems
- Substance abuse in the family
- Traumatic brain injury screenings
New procedure codes for:
- Inpatient telehealth consultations.
- Drug screening/testing
- and other code changes...
Information about the reduction of the Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitation. By 2014, this limitation will no longer exist!
Updated Fee schedules incorporating higher malpractice RVUs. Information on the fee freeze and how to set appropriate fees.

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Archived News:

Older news articles can be found by reviewing our archives. Many answers can be found there.

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Please note that coding information changes frequently. Each year the Behavioral Health MultiBook is updated to include current code sets and billing information.