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Community Behavioral Health Providers - Supervisor Pricing Changes Begin July 1 [Corrected Date]

Client Alert
June 16, 2025

Effective July 1 [corrected date], community behavioral health providers wishing to receive reimbursement at the supervisor rate must add the HP or HT Modifier to fee-for-service (FFS) claims. An HP Modifier needs to be added for services provided by a supervised trainee/assistant under supervision of an MD/DO, PSY, CNS, CNP, or PA. An HT Modifier needs to be added for services provided by a supervised trainee/assistant under supervision of an LISW, LIMFT, LPCC, LICDC (SUD only), Lic school PSY, LSW, LMFT, LPC, LCDC III (SUD only), and LCDC II (SUD only).

Supervisor pricing is allowed for the following service codes:

Code

Description

90785

Interactive Complexity

90791

Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation w/o Medical

90832

Individual Psychotherapy – 30 minutes

90834

Individual Psychotherapy – 45 minutes

90837

Individual Psychotherapy – 60 minutes

90839

Psychotherapy for Crisis – first 60 minutes

+90840

Psychotherapy for Crisis – additional 30 minutes

90846

Family Psychotherapy w/o Patient – 50 minutes

90847

Family Psychotherapy w/Patient present – 50 minutes

90849

Multiple-family Group Psychotherapy

90853

Group Psychotherapy (not multiple family group)

99406

Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling – Intermediate: greater than 3 minutes and up to 10 minutes

99407

Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling – Intensive: greater than 10 minutes

Providers do not need to resubmit claims that were submitted prior to or on June 30 [corrected date].

Please contact BMD Healthcare Member Daphne Kackloudis at dlkackloudis@bmdllc.com or Attorney Jordan Burdick at jaburdick@bmdllc.com with any questions you may have regarding the implementation of these new guidelines.

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