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Apr 22

Mastering Psychotherapy Documentation, Assessments, and Add-On Code 90785

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Apr 22, 2025 10:00am ET - Apr 22, 2025 11:00am ET

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Free

Who Should Attend:

Any licensed clinician - licensed clinical social workers, professional counselors, psychologists


Description:

Are your psychotherapy and/or assessment notes audit-ready and optimized for reimbursement?


This one-hour session is designed specifically for clinicians who supervise and bill psychotherapy services and assessments, including those who use add-on codes like 90785 (Interactive Complexity). Learn how to elevate your documentation to demonstrate medical necessity, avoid denials, and maximize reimbursement.


We’ll cover key elements of psychotherapy and assessment documentation, how to justify session length and complexity, and what you need to know to properly document interventions, patient progress, and sessions that warrant interactive complexity. Don’t miss this opportunity to refine your documentation skills and ensure your claims stand up to payer scrutiny!


Key Takeaways:

  1. Psychotherapy and Assessment Documentation Best Practices: Ensure your notes support medical necessity and payer requirements.
  2. Optimized Billing Strategies: Learn when and how to use psychotherapy add-ons like 90785 correctly for both therapy and assessments.
  3. Stronger Documentation Practices: Master how to effectively document interventions, patient response, and assessments.
  4. Audit-Ready Notes: Avoid common documentation pitfalls that trigger claim denials.
  5. Efficient and Effective Workflows: Improve clinical documentation efficiency without sacrificing quality.


Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will:

  1. Understand key elements of psychotherapy and assessment documentation that demonstrate medical necessity.
  2. Apply best practices for documenting and billing add-on code 90785 (Interactive Complexity).
  3. Strengthen documentation to ensure compliance and optimize reimbursement.

Continuing Education Units: Pending

Sonda J. Kunzi, CPC COC CPB CRC CPCO CPMA CPPM CPC-I

CEO - Coding Advantage, LLC


With more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, Sonda’s expertise includes comprehensive knowledge of ICD10 and CPT coding concepts, documentation and training, compliance, and healthcare reimbursement methodology. Her experience comes from working in a variety of positions both as an outside consultant and as a professional within hospital-owned and private medical practices. She has experience with review and correct application of various healthcare regulations specifically relating to her work with functional medicine groups as well as other alternative healthcare models. Sonda holds many nationally recognized certifications in coding, billing, auditing, and compliance.