UHS Behavioral Hospital Billing — 2026 Playbook
Universal Health Services (UHS) operates the largest behavioral hospital network in the US — 400+ facilities. UHS BH hospital CFOs face uniform edit-rule challenges regardless of state: PHP H0035 5-hour documentation, adult chemical dependency LOC coordination, MHPAEA parity 90837→90834 downcoding, and TMS 90867 auth-window management.
The UHS BH Hospital Denial Stack 2026
- PHP H0035 5-hour minimum documentation gaps
- Adult chemical dependency LOC downcoding
- 90837 → 90834 systematic downcoding
- TMS 90867 auth-window slippage
- Baker Act / commitment coordination complexity (FL, GA, LA, TN)
Fix — UHS-Standard Recovery Loop
Per-facility denial-pattern audit → common-edit-rule identification → multi-facility appeal batching → MHPAEA parity systematic escalation.
H0035 5-hour guide · TMS 90867 · Free audit
– KD, Revenant Care