<p>Starting in 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provided new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes for care management payment.</p>
Medicare Payment Codes Related to Care Management
November 1, 2017 less than 1 minute read
Starting in 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for care management payment.
Here are the codes and descriptions:
- G0502: Initial psych care management, 70 minutes.
- G0503: Subsequent psych care management, 60 minutes.
- G0504: Initial/subsequent psych care management, additional 30 minutes.
- G0507: Care management services, minimum 20 minutes.
The G0507 must include:
- Initial assessment or follow-up monitoring, including use of applicable validated rating scales.
- Behavioral healthcare planning in relation to behavioral/psychiatric health problems, including revision for patients who are not progressing or whose status changes.
- Facilitating and coordinating treatment, such as psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, counseling, and/or psychiatric consultation.
- Continuity of care with a designated member of the care team.
Source: AIMS Center, University of Washington; aims.uw.edu.
Starting in 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provided new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes for care management payment.
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