Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
What they do most for Medicare patients
| Service, sort | Times billed, sort |
|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 50,696 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 37,288 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 29,349 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 25,871 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 14,608 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 14,556 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes | 10,900 |
| Treatment using magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in brain, subsequent delivery and management | 6,126 |
| Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | 5,745 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 5,325 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 5,155 |
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 5,137 |
| Psychotherapy, 30 minutes | 3,705 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 3,586 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 2,965 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 2,747 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 2,717 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 2,363 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 2,046 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 1 hour | 1,942 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 1,893 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 1,851 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 1,801 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 1,730 |
| Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 1,700 |
| Therapy using electrical currents | 1,684 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 1,537 |
| Telehealth originating site facility fee | 1,511 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 1,313 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 977 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | 865 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 854 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 691 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 575 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 572 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 490 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 371 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 362 |
| Group psychotherapy | 351 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 330 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 317 |
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 263 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 237 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 226 |
| Family psychotherapy with patient, 50 minutes | 209 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 205 |
| Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 192 |
| Treatment using magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in brain, initial delivery and management | 185 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 30 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 165 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 162 |
| Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 160 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 139 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient that requires the supervision of a physician or other qualified health care professional and provision of greater than 56 mg esketamine nasal self-administration, | 131 |
| Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | 114 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 50 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 104 |
| Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 102 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 100 |
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | 99 |
| Treatment using magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in brain, subsequent motor threshold redetermination with delivery and management | 90 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 75 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 72 |
| Measurement of antibody for assessment of autoimmune disorder, any method | 64 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and asleep | 62 |
| Family psychotherapy without patient, 50 minutes | 60 |
| Follow-up inpatient consultation, intermediate, physicians typically spend 25 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 51 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 70 minutes or more communicating with the patient via telehealth | 51 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 49 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 12-26 hours with review and report by health care professional | 48 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 37 |
| Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies | 37 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | 36 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 35 |
| Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies | 32 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 30 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 28 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 27 |
| Adm sarscv2 bvl 50mcg/.5ml a | 27 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 24 |
| Adm sarscv2 bvl 30mcg/.3ml a | 23 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 23 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 22 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 21 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 41-60 minutes | 21 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 21 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 2-12 hours with review and report by health care professional | 20 |
| Mri scan of blood vessels of head without contrast | 19 |
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | 19 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 17 |
| Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level | 15 |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | 15 |
| Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional | 13 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level | 13 |
| Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies | 13 |
| Screening test for autoimmune disorder | 13 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 12 |
| Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 11 |
| Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies | 11 |
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Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).