2008 ABC Coding Manual - Index of

Mental Health Services – Mental health counseling CDAAN – CDACM
CDAAN Hyperactivity behavior management individual each 15 minutes
Teaching cognitive and behavioral skills to a client to help cope with and/or manage his or her
hyperactivity. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDAAP Biofeedback monitoring each session
Using a biofeedback monitoring device or galvanic skin response on a client to assess his or her physical
response to indicate an emotional problem. Service is billed per session.
CDABA Delusional behavior management individual each 15 minutes
Using counseling techniques to promote a client’s reality orientation and/or teach a client to manage his
or her beliefs that have no basis in reality. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDABH Family-process assistance family each 15 minutes
Assisting a family member(s) in processing family issues while continuing to maintain a healthy family
dynamic. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDABI Family-integrity assistance family each 15 minutes
Assisting a family member(s) in adhering to their values, interests and/or goals to promote family integrity.
Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDABP Anger behavior management individual each 15 minutes
Using counseling techniques to assist a client in implementing anger control strategies and appropriately
expressing his or her anger. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDABQ Anger behavior management group each 60 minutes
Using counseling techniques to assist clients in a group setting in implementing anger control strategies
and appropriately expressing their anger. Service is billed in 60-minute increments per client.
CDABR Anger behavior management family each 15 minutes
Using family counseling techniques to assist a family member(s) in implementing anger control strategies
and appropriately expressing their anger to other family members. Service is billed in 15-minute
increments.
CDABZ Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy each 15 minutes
Employing EMDR therapy, in which a client simultaneously focuses on an external stimulus and
concentrates on a past or present experience(s) to stimulate the information-processing system of his or
her brain, to decrease emotional distress related to a memory or memories. Service is billed in 15-minute
increments.
CDACB Autogenic education individual each 15 minutes
Teaching a client how to employ relaxation techniques that include passive concentration and
psychophysiological stimuli. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDACC Autogenic education group each 60 minutes
Teaching clients in a group setting how to employ relaxation techniques that include passive concentration
and psychophysiological stimuli. Service is billed in 60-minute increments per client.
CDACD Behavior management education individual each 15 minutes
Teaching a client behavior control and/or modification techniques to manage his or her behavior. Service
is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDACE Behavior management education group each 60 minutes
Teaching clients in a group setting behavior control and/or modification techniques to manage their
behaviors. Service is billed in 60-minute increments per client.
CDACF Behavior management education family each 15 minutes
Teaching a family member(s) behavior control and/or modification techniques to manage their behaviors.
Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CDACM Coping skills development assistance individual each 15 minutes
Using counseling techniques to assist a client in developing his or her coping skills. Service is billed in 15minute
increments.
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