2026 Home Health Care Services - Skilled Services
This policy was updated to reflect that service revenue codes 042X, 043X, and 044X must include the appropriate therapy service modifier appended to the CPT code. Specifically, providers should append modifier GP for physical therapy, GO for occupational therapy, or GN for speech-language pathology services, as applicable.
If a claim is submitted with one of these revenue codes and a modifier is missing, or the wrong required therapy modifier is appended for dates of service on or after October 1, 2026, it will be denied.
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2026 Behavioral health integration services including the collaborative care model
Effective October 1, 2026 this policy was updated to identify which provider types are/are not eligible to be reimbursed for the collaborative care codes identified in this policy.
The provider specialties listed below are not eligible for reimbursement for the codes identified in this policy under the Collaborative Care benefit:
- Psychiatrists (MD, DO)
- Psychiatric Neurologist (MD, DO)
- Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist (MD, DO)
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner (BH NP)
- Behavioral Health Physician’s Assistant (BH PA)
- Psychologists (PhD, PsyD)
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (LICSW)
- Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC)
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT)
- Licensed Behavior Analysts (LBA)
- Licensed Chemical Dependency Professionals (LCDP)
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