Psychiatry and mental health · CPT and work RVUs

Psychiatry and mental health wRVU table.

The procedure codes a psychiatric practice bills, with the work RVU from the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule and the global period, and the office visit codes every practice shares.

2025 PFS

A dash means no work RVU is listed on this page; confirm against the current file.

Psychiatry and mental health procedures.

CPT and HCPCS codes with the work RVU from the 2025 CMS Physician Fee Schedule and the CMS global period. A dash means no work RVU is listed here; CLFS means the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule applies. Confirm against the current file before billing; nothing here is billing advice.

Psychiatry and mental health CPT codes with work RVU and global period
CodeDescriptionWork RVUGlobal
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation3.00XXX
90792Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services—XXX
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient1.50XXX
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient2.00XXX
90837Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient3.00XXX
90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an E/M service—ZZZ
90836Psychotherapy, 45 minutes, add-on to an E/M service—ZZZ
90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an E/M service—ZZZ
90839Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes—XXX
90846Family psychotherapy without the patient present, 50 minutes—XXX
90847Family psychotherapy with the patient present, 50 minutes—XXX
90853Group psychotherapy0.59XXX
96127Brief emotional or behavioral assessment with scoring (PHQ-9, GAD-7), per instrumentPractice-expense only; no physician work RVU.n/aXXX
96130Psychological testing evaluation services by physician or psychologist, first hour—XXX
90867Therapeutic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, initial, with cortical mapping—XXX

Office visits, shared by every specialty.

Office and outpatient E/M codes with work RVU
CodeDescriptionWork RVUGlobal
99202Office visit, new patient, straightforward medical decision making or 15-29 minutes0.93XXX
99203Office visit, new patient, low complexity or 30-44 minutes1.60XXX
99204Office visit, new patient, moderate complexity or 45-59 minutes2.60XXX
99205Office visit, new patient, high complexity or 60-74 minutes3.50XXX
99211Office visit, established patient, may not require a physician0.18XXX
99212Office visit, established patient, straightforward or 10-19 minutes0.70XXX
99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity or 20-29 minutes1.30XXX
99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity or 30-39 minutes1.92XXX
99215Office visit, established patient, high complexity or 40-54 minutes2.80XXX
G2211Visit complexity add-on for a longitudinal relationship (Medicare, with 99202-99215)0.33ZZZ
99024Post-operative follow-up visit included in the global package (report for tracking; no separate payment)n/aXXX
XXX
No global period: the concept does not apply (E/M, imaging, laboratory).
ZZZ
Add-on code: it takes the global period of the primary procedure it is reported with.

Psychiatry and mental health global periodsICD-10 codesAll psychiatry and mental health references

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