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On December 30, 2025, NC Medicaid released an update regarding Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management. This bulletin announces the discontinuation of HCPCS code G0512, effective December 31, 2025, and provides new billing guidelines. It explains the collaborative care model, including the responsibilities of health care professionals, psychiatric consultants, and behavioral health care managers (BHCM). The update also lists specific codes now required for reporting these services.
“Per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) will be required to report Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) services using one or more of the individual codes that previously comprised G0512 (99492, 99493, 99494, G2214)."
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Coding
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99492 – Initial psychiatric collaborative care management, first 70 minutes in the first calendar month
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99493 – Subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management, first 60 minutes in a subsequent month of behavioral health care manager activities
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G2214 – Initial or subsequent psychiatric care management, first 30 minutes in a month of behavioral health care manager activities, in consultation with a psychiatric consultant, and directed by the treating physician or other qualified healthcare professional
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99494 – Initial or subsequent psychiatric collaborative care management, each additional 30 minutes in a calendar month, up to four 30-minute sessions allowed per month.
Please see the NC Medicaid Bulletin here for full details.
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