Psychiatric Practice Billing Services USA 2026 — Complete Guide

Psychiatric Practice Billing Services USA 2026

What Makes Psychiatric Billing Complex

  • E/M coding for medication management (99213, 99214, 99215)
  • Add-on 90833/90836/90838 for psychotherapy during medical visit
  • TMS billing (90867/90868/90869)
  • ECT billing (90870)
  • Prior authorization for injectables (Vraylar, Abilify Maintena, Invega Trinza)
  • Buprenorphine (Suboxone) X-waiver removal implications

Common Psychiatric Billing Errors

  1. Missing add-on psychotherapy codes (undercoding)
  2. Wrong E/M level (audit risk if too high, revenue loss if too low)
  3. Missing time documentation
  4. Missing MDM justification
  5. TMS documentation gaps

Revenant Care Psychiatric Billing

– KD, Revenant Care