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The official description of CPT code 96137 is: “Psychological or neuropsychological test administration and scoring by physician or other qualified health care professional, two or more tests, any method; each additional 30 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)”.
96102. Psychological testing (includes psychodiagnostic assessment of emotionality, intellectual abilities, personality and psychopathology, e.g., MMPI and WAIS), with qualified health care professional interpretation and report, administered by technician, per hour of technician time, face-to-face. 96138**.
What Are Psychological Testing CPT Codes? Psychological testing CPT codes (or current procedural terminology codes) are five-digit codes that psychologists and therapists use to bill insurance providers for specific psychological and neuropsychological tests.
Codes 96132, 96133, 96136, 96137, 96138, and 96139 describe testing which is intended to diagnose and characterize the neurocognitive effects of medical disorders that impinge directly or indirectly on the brain.
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 96137 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Psychological and Neuropsychological Test Administration and Scoring.
Provided below are three (3) examples of entire episodes of care for Psychological or Neuropsychological Assessment. These exam-ples are meant to be a guide for how to code, document, and bill for testing services using the new revised CPT® code set implemented on January 1, 2019.
Neuropsychological testing is proven and medically necessary for evaluating individuals with the following conditions when the results of testing will be used to support a diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment plan: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when all of the following are present:
