CPT 96168: Family Interview and Counseling, 15-Minute Increment

Medicare pays $29 on average nationally for this procedure.

CPT code 96168 describes an additional 15 minutes of face-to-face family interview and counseling provided by a qualified mental health clinician (typically a psychologist) where the patient’s family is interviewed in the presence of the patient to address family dynamics and behaviors that negatively affect the patient’s physical health and coping; service type: family interview and counseling, typical site of service: outpatient behavioral health or clinic settings involving the patient and family members in the same session.

For related coverage guidance, see recent payer policy updates: Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Screening Corporate Medical Policy, Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy (for New Mexico Only), Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy (for North Carolina Only).