90847, billed as family therapy only you would use the partner relational problem (V61.10) as your primary diagnosis. It won't get covered by insurance anywhere, so make sure it is TRUE marriage counseling and that the provider isn't actually doing family therapy for the patient's mental diagnosis.
There is no diagnositc code for marriage counseling, as it is not a medical or mental health condition. Marriage counseling is not a billable services through insurance companies, since it cannot be deemed a "medically necessary" service.
The CPT code for family counseling (marriage counseling falls under this) is 90847.
There is no ICD9 code for marriage counseling.
Marriage counseling is a service which would be described with a procedure (CPT) code. It is generally not covered by insurance. ICD codes are used for a diagnosis.
The CPT code for family counseling (marriage counseling falls under this) is 90847.
What is the CPT Code for spiritual counseling
cpt code for weight loss counseling
90853
99401
V61.1
CPT Code G0447 : Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes.
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Medical insurance will not pay for marriage counseling, as there is no medical dianostic code for treatment and marriage counseling is not considered "medically necessary." There must be a medical diagnosis identified for any treatment to be covered by insurance (same as with medical conditions).
99411 for approx. 30 minutes 99412 for approx. 60 minutes
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Dr. Ken Newberger is a marriage counselor of Marriage Counseling Mclean VA