[PC-BH-Integration] Medicaid billing codes

Fri Feb 22 09:10:15 EST 2008

The Hogg Foundation has been funding integrated care sites around Texas.
If you contact the program officer in charge of the integrated care
effort, Laurie Anderson, PhD (trained in Clinical Psychology at UMass),
you will find a very bright and resourceful person who may have already
dealt with this.  If not, she might be a resource in addressing it with
you.

Alexander Blount, EdD 
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine 
Director of Behavioral Science 
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health 
University of Massachusetts Medical School 
Chair 
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association 
55 Lake Avenue, North 
Worcester, Massachusetts 01655 
O. 508 856-2147   F. 508 856-1212 
blounta at ummhc.org 
http://www.umassmed.edu/fmch/faculty/Blount.cfm?start=0& 
www.IntegratedPrimaryCare.com 

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Kessler, Rodger S.
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [PC-BH-Integration] Medicaid billing codes

These issues are very(unfortunately) complex, and with medicaid vary by
state. If it were me, my first action would be with the clic manager,
discuss these questions with the State Meidcaid Director, to investigate
A/ where they are, and B/ if where they are needs modification, how open
they might be to a collaboration or pilot program. Hope this is useful.
Rodger

Rodger Kessler Ph.D. ABPP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Berlin Family Health
Fletcher Allen Healthcare

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Emilie A
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:00 PM
To: pc-bh-integration at nccbh.net
Subject: [PC-BH-Integration] Medicaid billing codes

I am trying to initiate an integrated program in Texas for Medicaid
children, and want to know 

1) what Medicaid codes are best used by the therapist for seeing
children in primary care settings before a diagnosis is made? (if one is
ever made)

2) what Medicaid code best addresses the consultation between a
pediatrician/ primary care doctor and the child psychiatrist? (assuming
the latter has not seen the patient in question)

3) have there been any issues for the pediatrician/ primary care doctor
getting reimbursed for psychiatric codes?

4) have there been any issues with same day billing for both mental and
medical disorders? 

Thanks very much.  EAB

Emilie A. Becker, M.D. 

DSHS

909 W. 45th, mail code 2018

Austin, Texas 78751 

512-206-5936

fax 512-206-5782

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