Psychiatry
What they do most for Medicare patients
| Service, sort | Times billed, sort |
|---|---|
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 839 |
| Follow-up inpatient consultation, limited, physicians typically spend 15 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 875 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 908 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 978 |
| Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | 985 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 992 |
| Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | 995 |
| Assessment of and care planning for patient with impaired thought processing, typically 60 minutes | 1,031 |
| Inpatient telehealth pharmacologic management, including prescription, use, and review of medication with no more than minimal medical psychotherapy | 1,040 |
| Therapy procedure using sensory experiences | 1,098 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 1,122 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 1,124 |
| Administration of developmental test, first hour | 1,158 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 1,163 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 1,173 |
| Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | 1,177 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 1,207 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 1,221 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, each additional 30 minutes | 1,239 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 1,250 |
| Biofeedback training | 1,250 |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | 1,300 |
| Family psychotherapy without patient, 50 minutes | 1,471 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 30 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 1,543 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 1,584 |
| Therapy procedure for a range of mental processes, initial 15 minutes | 1,600 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 1,624 |
| Exam of neurobehavioral status, first hour | 1,674 |
| Therapy procedure using functional activities | 1,706 |
| Treatment using magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in brain, subsequent motor threshold redetermination with delivery and management | 1,706 |
| Application of electrical stimulation with therapist present, each 15 minutes | 1,706 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 70 minutes or more communicating with the patient via telehealth | 1,740 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | 1,784 |
| Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 1,852 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 1,874 |
| Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | 1,950 |
| Follow-up inpatient consultation, intermediate, physicians typically spend 25 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 2,085 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 50 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 2,302 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 3,067 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 3,204 |
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 3,274 |
| Treatment using magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in brain, initial delivery and management | 3,673 |
| Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th | 3,772 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, each additional 30 minutes | 3,860 |
| Family psychotherapy with patient, 50 minutes | 3,881 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 4,006 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 4,398 |
| Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 5,061 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 5,231 |
| Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 5,543 |
| 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, | 6,121 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 6,431 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 6,822 |
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | 7,723 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 10,517 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 12,363 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 12,483 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 14,021 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 14,627 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 15,469 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | 16,018 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 18,183 |
| Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | 18,240 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 19,245 |
| Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes | 20,538 |
| Care management services for behavioral health conditions, 20 minutes or more clinical staff time directed by health care professional | 21,558 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 23,428 |
| 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 | 26,666 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 27,984 |
| Telehealth originating site facility fee | 29,303 |
| Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 30,566 |
| Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 31,675 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 1 hour | 39,177 |
| Group psychotherapy | 40,766 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 45,567 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 47,498 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 48,817 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 51,331 |
| Psychotherapy, 30 minutes | 52,335 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 57,424 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 59,650 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 67,790 |
| Therapy using electrical currents | 68,966 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 88,695 |
| Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | 95,428 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 113,591 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 128,414 |
| Psychotherapy, 1 hour | 142,090 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 145,649 |
| Treatment using magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in brain, subsequent delivery and management | 146,041 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 163,756 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 196,624 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes | 209,846 |
| Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count | 242,441 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 292,186 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 392,628 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 690,156 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 1,031,639 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 1,033,614 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 1,457,104 |
Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).