Guidance for psychiatry and psychotherapy professionals is available through the following links.

Professionals:

• Clinical psychologist services:
  • CMS Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), chapter 15, section 170 (PDF, 2.1 MB) 
  • CMS Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), chapter 12, section 170-170.1 (PDF, 902 KB) 
• Clinical social worker services: (PDF, 2.1 MB) CMS Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), chapter 15, section 170
• Independent psychologist services: (PDF, 902 KB) CMS Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), chapter 12, section 160

Topics:

• Guidance on 'incident to' services: (PDF, 2.1 MB) CMS Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), chapter 15, section 60