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Psychiatric Billing and Coding Services

Frequent CPT updates, complex time-based coding, and telepsychiatry billing challenges cause costly denials for psychiatrists. Lost revenue, underpayments, and compliance risks are higher than ever.
Steady Medical Billing provides specialized psychiatric billing services, including accurate coding, denial management, AR recovery, and seamless EHR billing integration for psychiatry practices. We help psychiatrists increase collections, maintain compliance, and simplify billing for psychiatric services.
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Psychiatric Billing and Coding Services

Challenges in psychiatric medical billing

Psychiatric billing is among the most intricate specialties. CPT changes, time-based psychotherapy codes, and add-on rules for medication management make errors easy and costly. Even one incorrect modifier can trigger denials or audits.
Insurance payers often delay or reduce payments due to medical necessity reviews, missing documentation, or modifier mismatches. Without specialized oversight, psychiatry practices face denied claims, compliance risks, and revenue loss.
  • Complex coding for E/M plus psychotherapy combinations
  • High denial rates due to incomplete documentation
  • Coverage limits and telehealth billing complexity
  • An aging AR that’s hard to recover without active follow-up

How we bring solutions to psychiatric billing challenges

Psychology practices face constant regulatory changes from HIPAA updates to new CPT and ICD codes. Even small mistakes can trigger denials, repaymentAV demands, or payer audits. According to industry data, billing errors contribute to nearly 15% of denied claims, with compliance gaps exposing providers to significant financial and legal risks.
We recover lost revenue by lowering denials, managing AR proactively, and streamlining EHR workflows. This means faster payments, higher clean claim rates, and audit-ready compliance.
  • Real-time eligibility checks to prevent coverage denials
  • Automated claim scrubbing for psychiatry-specific CPTs
  • Dedicated AR recovery team for old claims
  • Continuous training on payer and compliance updates
How we bring solutions to psychiatric billing challenges

We know every psychiatry specialty as deeply as you know patient care

Our team handles all psychiatry service types with exact CPT, ICD-10, and modifier expertise to ensure accuracy, compliance, and faster reimbursements.

General and child psychiatry

Evaluation and management coding with psychotherapy add-ons

  •  CPT 99213 + 90833 combined visit documentation
  •  ICD-10 F32.1 major depressive disorder
  •  Accurate modifier 25 for E/M with therapy

Medication management

Time-based codes and prescription monitoring for complex medication sessions

  • CPT 99214 + 90836 med management with therapy
  •  ICD-10 F41.9 anxiety disorder
  •  Compliance with prior authorization and refill limits

Telepsychiatry and virtual care

Billing for psychiatric services delivered online

  • CPT 90791 initial telehealth assessment
  •  Modifier 95 for synchronous video services
  • Accurate documentation for place-of-service code 02

Addiction and behavioral therapy

Precise coding for integrated substance use and psychiatry sessions]

  •  CPT 90837 individual psychotherapy 60 minutes
  •  ICD-10 F10.20 alcohol dependence
  •  Modifier 59 for distinct psychotherapy services

Eliminate costly denials and speed up payments

Denied claims drain revenue and delay cash flow. Most psychiatric denials come from missing documentation, time tracking errors, or wrong CPT combinations.
Our billing for psychiatric services process identifies and fixes issues before submission, corrects rejections fast, and pursues appeals aggressively. This reduces AR days, improves clean claim rates, and ensures consistent revenue.
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Seamless EHR Integration for Psychiatry Practices

Efficient integration connects your EHR with our system, removing manual errors and delays to create faster, cleaner psychiatric billing services.
01

Automatic Charge Capture

Our integration collects psychiatry charges directly from your EHR, eliminating duplication and ensuring each session is billed accurately and instantly.

02

Accurate Coding
Sync

CPT and ICD-10 codes transfer seamlessly, reducing costly errors and ensuring precise claim submission for psychiatric billing services every time.
03

Real-Time Claim Submission

Claims are generated and transmitted automatically from your EHR, improving turnaround times and boosting revenue flow for psychiatry practices.
04

Transparent Reporting

Integrated dashboards track denials, payments, and AR metrics, giving full visibility into financial performance through psychiatric billing services analytics.

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Medical Billing and Coding Guidelines 2025

CMS has released critical updates impacting medical billing and coding for 2025. Understand new documentation rules, code revisions, and payer requirements.
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Let Steady Billing grow your psychiatry revenue

Your focus should be on patient care, not paperwork. Partnering with Steady means fewer denials, stronger collections, and a revenue cycle that runs smoothly. With deep expertise in psychiatric billing and coding, our team helps psychiatrists maintain compliance, streamline claims, and achieve consistent financial growth.

That’s the Steady difference.
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