Behavioral health continues to be a care gap that value-based care arrangements are trying to solve for. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an estimated 23.1 percent of adults in the U.S.—59.3 million people—had any mental illness when surveyed for SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2021. However, many people are not receiving needed treatment due, in part, to the long-standing shortage of mental health clinicians.

The integration of behavioral and physical health care has long been identified as one of the more effective solutions to increasing timely, equitable access to treatment for many mental health conditions, and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes play a fundamental role in facilitating the delivery of care.

CPT codes are a uniform language that enables health care professionals to communicate the work they perform. By reflecting the latest medical care provided to patients, CPT codes empower physicians and patients to benefit from innovative care models and technology designed to improve access to evidence-based behavioral health treatment. 

On Tuesday, July 16, learn how CPT codes can help health care organizations overcome obstacles to delivering accessible and equitable treatment for their patients’ behavioral, mental and physical health needs. Gain real-world insights from a virtual behavioral health medical group using the CPT code set to enhance access to evidence-based behavioral health treatment, particularly within value-based care arrangements, as detailed in the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Future of Health series of case studies. 

Join Leslie Prellwitz, director of CPT Content Management and Development at the American Medical Association and Virna Little, PsyD, co-founder and special advisor at Concert Health, to:

• Enhance your understanding of CPT codes that can be used (as deemed medically appropriate) when administering behavioral health screening, treatment and/or preventative services.
• Gain insights from Concert Health’s integration of virtual services within primary care settings to enable adoption of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM).
• Understand how CPT codes are working within Concert Health’s CoCM efforts to help physicians and patients overcome barriers to care and help them succeed within value-based care arrangements.

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Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration. Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2025: Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees. www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/samhsa-fy-2025-cj.pdf. Accessed June 12, 2024.