2026 Psychiatry Coding and Coverage Guide
Aetna Commercial and Aetna Medicare Advantage - Las Vegas, Nevada
Use the exact member product, current eligibility and benefit, network, authorization, provider eligibility, service definition, POS, telehealth modality, diagnosis support, MUE, CCI, and documentation. A diagnosis or rate row alone does not establish payment.
90838
A - Active CodeAbout 60 minutes of psychotherapy added to a medical E/M visit
Select only by face-to-face psychotherapy time, separate from E/M work. Document the psychotherapy intervention, target, response, and why it was separately necessary.
40 covered diagnoses60 CCI relationshipssupplemental context
Scope and sources
MUE is a code-level CMS unit edit. It is not a benefit, coverage, authorization, diagnosis, or contracted-rate determination.
- Aetna CPB-0049 - Nutritional Counseling
- Aetna CPB-0158 - Neuropsychological and Psychological Testing
- Aetna CPB-0426 - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Aetna CPB-0469 - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Cranial Electrical Stimulation
- Aetna CPB-0480 - Tourette's Syndrome
- Aetna CPB-0511 - Eating Disorders
- Aetna CPB-0512 - Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Aetna CPB-0648 - Autism Spectrum Disorders
- CMS Behavioral Health Integration Services, MLN909432, January 2026
- CMS Medicare and Mental Health Coverage, MLN1986542, March 2026
- CMS Advanced Primary Care Management Services
- Medicare NCD 210.8, Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse
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