How to bill and code for mental health services
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes reflect appointment complexity and can help you recoup time you’ve spent consulting with MC3 and managing patients with chronic mental health concerns.
Code
When to use
99452
For consultation with MC3
99213-99215
Evaluation & Management (EM) codes for established patients
99203-99205
EM codes for new patients
99417
For each additional 15 minutes beyond the required time for the primary EM code
99484
For care management services for behavioral health conditions, at least 20 minutes of clinical staff time, directed by a physician or other Qualified Health Professional (QHP), per calendar month
96127
For mental health screens (e.g. PHQ-9, GAD-7, Vanderbilt)
96110
For developmental screens (e.g. M-CHAT)
St. Clair County Community Mental Health (SCCCMH) celebrated their 60th anniversary on May 21, 2025 with an awards banquet to honor local individuals and organizations supporting mental health.
Best Kids, PC, was selected as the 2025 Organization of the Year for integrating behavioral health into pediatric care and setting a new standard in the county. Elizabeth Lozen, LMSW, MC3 Regional Behavioral Health Consultant, also was honored with this award for her role in facilitating collaboration between SCCCMH and MC3. As a result of this collaboration, Best Kids has successfully implemented MC3 services into their practice, including mental health screenings, psychoeducation for families, access to telepsychiatry, and timely referrals. They are currently the only pediatric office in St. Clair County offering this level of integrated care.
Congratulations to Best Kids and Elizabeth Lozen!
Training presented by The REACH Institute
Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP)
Web-based virtual training | There is no fee to attend this activity | CMEs have been applied for
MC3 and the Michigan Public Health Institute are partnering with The REACH Institute to offer this special training opportunity to primary care providers (PCPs) in Michigan. This opportunity is supported by funds from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
The REACH Institute’s Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP) program, led by renowned psychiatrists and PCPs, enables providers to deliver effective, evidence-based mental health care to child and adolescent patients.
In this training and case calls, PCPs will learn to:
- Use evidence-based screening tools and clinical guidelines to correctly identify and differentiate among common child and adolescent mental health concerns.
- Effectively manage psychopharmacology: select medications, initiate and taper dosages, monitor improvements, and identify and minimize medication side effects.
- Create and implement a treatment plan by mobilizing existing resources like family members, school personnel, and other professional caregivers.
- Integrate mental health care into primary care diagnostic and treatment systems.
After completing the program, participants can confidently assess, manage, and treat the most common mental health conditions among patients, including ADHD, anxiety, depression, and more.
The PPP program includes 3-day, interactive sessions online followed by twice-monthly calls over four months where participants can present real patient cases to receive feedback and coaching from REACH’s faculty.
This opportunity is free to PCPs in Michigan—a value of $1,900 per participant!
Target audience for this series:
PCPs practicing in Michigan, including M.D.s, D.O.s, N.P.s, and P.A.s
Training includes:
3-day online training
Friday, Aug. 8, 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 9, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET
Sunday, Aug. 10, 8:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. ET
In these interactive sessions, PCPs will develop skills and confidence in using evidence-based screening tools, treatments, and strategies to integrate mental health into the primary care setting.
Twice-monthly case calls
To be held in Fall 2025 (dates & times to be announced)
Participants join twice-monthly calls over four months where they present real patient cases, share their approaches, and receive feedback from peers and coaching from REACH’s faculty.
Sign up for MC3 educational opportunities emails
All prescribers who’ve signed up for MC3’s prescriber consultations are regularly sent emails with updates about our educational opportunities.
If you are not eligible for MC3’s prescriber consultations but would like the receive information about learning opportunities, please complete this form: MC3 Educational Opportunities email list sign-up
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number 6 U4CMC32321-07-04, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program as part of an award totaling $2,337,242, with 20 percent financed with state government resources. This information or content and conclusions are those of MDHHS and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should an endorsement be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. government.
Recorded modules
Cannabis Use in Adolescents
Recorded 5-21-25
Video length: 46 minutes
Presenter
Joanna Quigley, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor,
Department of Psychiatry and Department of Pediatrics,
Michigan Medicine
Related education modules
pediatric psychiatric symptoms and conditions
May 22, 2025
pediatric psychiatric symptoms and conditions
February 26, 2025
Download materials to share with perinatal patients
Health Lab, Michigan Medicine’s daily online publication, recently published an article about youth suicide with practical tips for families. The article featured comments from several experts at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine, including Nasuh Malas, M.D., M.P.H., MC3 Emergency Services Clinical Lead.
On May 1, 2025, the Michigan School Safety and Mental Health Commission issued a comprehensive report offering recommendations on how Michigan can best strengthen school safety and student mental health.
Nasuh Malas, M.D., M.P.H., MC3 Emergency Services Clinical Lead, served on the commission that prepared this report. “Through close engagement with organizations and programs throughout the state, as well as national benchmarking, the Commission outlined several recommendations we feel will support our youth, their mental health and well-being, and allow them to thrive in an environment that is safe, secure and nurturing,” Dr. Malas commented. “We hope these recommendations will be a launching point for ongoing efforts to promote safety in schools, supporting our educators and school staff in educating our youth, as well as addressing the ongoing crisis in youth mental health.”
Dr. Malas also was quoted in a recent TV6 article where he commented on how students across the country are dealing with mental health challenges. “So, our youth in the state of Michigan are no different,” said Dr. Malas. “They experience high levels of stress from a variety of factors and some of that stress can result in mental illness or substance use.”
View the complete report at the link below.
Each May we are reminded of the importance of Mental Health Awareness. Learn more about how to turn mental health awareness into action from our medical directors and browse relevant learning opportunities and resources below.
Maternal Mental Health Week is an important event recognized nationally May 5-11, but for perinatal health care providers, its significance is recognized year-round.
The importance of mental health among perinatal women cannot be overstated. In addition to affecting the life of the mother, research has demonstrated that perinatal mental health disorders have been shown to increase the risk for psychological and developmental concerns in their children as well.
As a Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program (PPAP), MC3 helps equip providers in Michigan to support the needs of perinatal patients by:
- Educating front-line providers on the diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mental health conditions
- Consulting with providers on complex cases
- Referring providers to local resources for their patients
- Directly supporting perinatal women through our Infant Mental Health-informed Perinatal Patient Care services, offered in select counties
While much progress has been made toward supporting the mental health of mothers and perinatal women, gaps in care still remain. Learn more about the current state of maternal mental health in Michigan in the infographic below.
Sources: 1) James D. Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs are Addressing the Gap in Maternal Mental Health Care — Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance: MMHLA. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance: MMHLA. https://www.mmhla.org/articles/perinatal-psychiatry-access-programsnbsp-closing-the-gap-in-maternal-mental-health-care. September 13, 2024. 2) Burkhard, J., Murphy C., Childers, A. Maternal Mental Health Dark Zones- Counties with the Highest Risk and Lowest Resources Revealed. Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. https://www.2020mom.org/us-maternal-mental-health-dark-zones-revealed. November 2023. 3) High risk/lowest Resource County List. Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. https://policycentermmh.org/high-risk-lowest-resource-county-list/. November 2023. 4) PRAMS reports. https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/adult-child-serv/childrenfamilies/prams/reports. 2022. 5) Trost SL, Beauregard J, Njie F, et al. Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 U.S. States, 2017-2019. CDC, US Dept of Health and Human Services. 2022.
Perinatal health care providers in Michigan are invited to sign up for MC3 psychiatric services at the link below.
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