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Reference material that does not fit a shelf. For now, the Psych Billing Cheat Sheets: six one-page sheets on picking the code and writing the note, and a short guide behind them.

Psych billing 2

For outpatient psychiatric prescribers. Commercial insurance and Medicare and Medicaid are kept apart. Current as of November 4, 2026.

Billing cheat sheets Six one-page sheets: pick the code, commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, notes for office visits, notes for therapy and add-ons, and notes for telehealth and every note. 6 pages · PDF Library Billing guide The short guide behind the sheets: coding a visit in 60 seconds, decision making, time, add-ons, new patients, telehealth, denials and audits, and practice visits with an answer key. The six sheets are inside it. 31 pages · PDF Library

The six sheets

Each sheet is one Letter page, made to print or keep open while you write the note. The guide has the same six sheets, plus the reasoning behind them.

  1. Pick the codeFour steps for any payer
  2. Commercial insuranceWhat to check before you bill a private plan
  3. Medicare and MedicaidMedicare’s fixed rules, Medicaid’s state-by-state ones
  4. Notes for office visitsWhat each E/M code needs on the page
  5. Notes for therapy and add-onsWhat each psychotherapy and add-on code needs on the page
  6. Notes for telehealth and every noteThe lines and habits that go in every chart

A look inside

Cover of the Psych Billing Cheat Sheets
The cover of the guide
Sheet 1, Pick the code: four steps for any payer
Sheet 1, Pick the code

Please read

Educational information, not legal, compliance, coding, billing or medical advice. Rules differ by payer and change often; check the current CPT code book, CMS rules and your payer contracts before you bill. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association; this guide uses its own wording and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the AMA, CMS, the APA or any payer.

Educational content only. These sheets and this guide are a quick reference for licensed clinicians. They are not legal, compliance, coding, billing or medical advice, and they do not guarantee payment. Check the current CPT code book, CMS rules and your payer contracts before you bill. Full disclaimer.