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Published Online: 16 May 2008

CPT Codes for Screening, Intervention

Publication: Psychiatric News
Volume 43, Number 10
https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.43.10.0004b
The AMA CPT codes for substance abuse screening and brief intervention (SBI) fall under the category of Preventive Medicine Services, Behavior Change Interventions-Individual.
“These codes are to be billed in addition to the code for the service that the physician has provided and can be used by all physicians,” Becky Yowell, deputy director of APA's Healthcare Systems Financing, explained to Psychiatric News.
Here are descriptions of CPT codes 99408 and 99409. They are used only for the initial SBI (see Federal Workers Get Coverage for Substance Abuse Screening).
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99408: Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) abuse structured screening (e.g., AUDIT, DAST), and brief intervention (SBI) services of 15 to 30 minutes.
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99409: Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) abuse structured screening (e.g., AUDIT, DAST), and brief intervention (SBI) services greater than 30 minutes.
Note: When billing Medicare use G0396: Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) abuse structured assessment (for example, AUDIT, DAST), and brief intervention of 15 to 30 minutes. Use G0397 for greater than 30 minutes.
Do not bill for anything less than 15 minutes. ▪

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