Name of Manual - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Coding Policies and Guidelines (Behavioral Health)
Policies Policies applicable to the codes on the previous pages:
11-38
Test result interpretation and report preparation are an inherent
part of the testing service and are not separately billable. Only
one testing code may be billed.
Only a licensed psychologist or other licensed health care
professional may bill for these psychological and
neuropsychological tests.
The date of service submitted should be the date the testing is
completed, regardless of when the report is completed.
Testing, scoring, and interpretation done solely by a computer
is not a billable service.
There is no specific definition of technician; a technician may
be a psychometrist, student or trainee. Testing administered by
a technician may be billed if the service is rendered under
direct supervision of a qualified practitioner and if submitted
under the supervising practitioner’s individual provider number
or NPI.
Direct supervision definition: The physician/qualified
practitioner must be present in the same office (although not
necessarily in the same room as the non-physician/qualified
practitioner) and must be immediately available to assist and
direct throughout the performance of the service. A
physician/qualified practitioner cannot provide direct or
personal supervision via telemedicine.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Provider Policy and Procedure Manual 06/19/12