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Originally Posted by ocd22
I have been to a psychiatrist and I can not understand how he is billing me. The codes he gives in the invoice are 99214 and 90838. I looked them up and the second codes says 60 mins of psychotherapy. However I never see him for that long. He is always late and today I saw him for probably 30 mins. Has anyone else had this problem? And how can he charge me for more time?
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He is billing according to the new billing rules for Medicare. You may not be a Medicare member, but many providers bill the same way for all insurances when Medicare changes a rule.
Changes to behavioral health CPT codes coming January 1 | The Connection Online
I would talk to your psychiatrist about the length of time you see him, and maybe ask if you are to see him for 60 minutes since that's what he is billing.