☐PHQ-9 is a nine question instrument for patients to complete in a primary care setting to screen for the presence and severity of depression. The results are used to assist the provider in making a depression diagnosis including the severity. ☐ Note all disclaimers on the website

CPT Assistant has described a standardized instrument as a “pre- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) tool and is reported with code 96127. An annual depression screening of up to 15 G9396 HCPCS Code | Ini phq9 >9 not assess | HCPCS Registry HCPCS Code: G9396. HCPCS Code Description: Patient with an initial phq-9 score greater than nine who was not assessed for remission at twelve months (+/- 30 days) Standardized Screening/Testing Coding Fact Sheet for The use of standardized developmental screening instruments is reported using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 96110 (Developmental screening). Code 96110 is reported when performed in the context of preventive medicine services. This code …

Yes, you can bill CPT code 96127 for Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2 or PHQ-9) performed on a Medicare patient. CPT code 96127 is not Medicare allowable in an ASC setting only. It is a payable service in other settings.

Accessible - Aetna Depression Program CPT code 96127 (brief emotional/behavioral assessment) in conjunction with diagnosis code Z13.89 (screening for depression) Getting started. Ready to join us in the Aetna Depression in Primary Care Program? To get started, you simply need to: • Be a participating provider • Use the PHQ-9 tool to screen/monitor your patients PHQ-9* Questionnaire for Depression Scoring and PHQ-9* Questionnaire for Depression Scoring and Interpretation Guide For physician use only Scoring: Count the number (#) of boxes checked in a column. Multiply that number by the value indicated below, then add the subtotal to produce a total score. The possible range is 0-27. Use the table below to interpret the PHQ-9 score.

HCPCS Code Description . G8431 Screening for clinical depression is documented as positive and follow-up plan is documented. G8510 Screening for clinical depression is documented as negative; a follow-up plan is not required. For those patients testing positive (PHQ-2 with a score > or = to 3 or “yes” to either of the two questions

☐PHQ-9 is a nine question instrument for patients to complete in a primary care setting to screen for the presence and severity of depression. The results are used to assist the provider in making a depression diagnosis including the severity. ☐ Note all disclaimers on the website Behavioral Health CPT Codes for Assesments Patient Health Questionnaire Patient with an initial PHQ-9 score greater than nine who achieves remission at twelve months as demonstrated by a twelve month (+/- 30 days) PHQ-9 score of less than five : CPT Code : 96127-Hl : 96127-Hl : 96127-HG : 96127-HG : 96127-H2 : 96127-HG : 96127-H3 : 96127-H4 : 96127-HG : 96127-HG : 96127-HG : 96127-HG Adult Billing Codes for Emotional/Behavioral and Other Social-Emotional Screening Code Payment ADHD (ASRS) Depression (PHQ-2/PHQ-9) Anxiety (GAD-2/GAD-7) 96127 Limit 2 units per visit $4.25 Perinatal Depression Screening Code Payment Mother as patient (i.e. Family Medicine or OB practice) (Edinburgh or PHQ-2/PHQ-9) 96127 $4.25 Alcohol/Substance Structured Screening and Getting Paid for Screening and Assessment Services -- FPM The physician reports preventive medicine E/M code 99395 with ICD-10 code Z00.01, “Routine adult medical examination with abnormal findings,” and F32.1, “Major depressive disorder, single