Code Books

Behavioral healthcare providers typically use one or more coding guides to assist them in describing services for billing. You may order these guides from the following sources:

CPT

Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology

Note: For billing instructions using CPT codes, you also may refer to CPT Codes for Psychiatric and Psychological Procedure.

Write to:

American Medical Association
P.O. Box 10946
Chicago, IL  60610-0946

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Call: AMA Book and Pamphlet Fulfillment
1-800-621-8335

DSM-IV-TR

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision

Note: HMSA claims processing requires use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes in place of DSM-IV-TR codes.

Call: American Psychiatric Press
1-202-682-6262 or
PMIC at 1-800-633-7467

HCPCS - Level II Code Book

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's Common Procedure Coding System

Call: PMIC at 1-800-633-7467 or
St. Anthony's/Medicode at 1-800-632-0123

ICD-9-CM

International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification

Call: PMIC at 1-800-633-7467 or
St. Anthony's/Medicode at 1-800-632-0123

Note: St. Anthony's publishes a manual that combines DSM IV with the applicable behavioral health sections from CPT and ICD-9-CM in a single volume. For more information, please call St. Anthony's at 1-800-632-0123.

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