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Behavioral Health Inpatient 24 Hour Stays Payment Policy Draft

Defines Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island's payment/documentation/coding guidance for 24-hour behavioral health services (acute residential treatment, crisis stabilization, inpatient detox/observation) across Medicaid (excluding EFP), INTEGRITY, and Commercial lines.

Policy Summary

PayerNeighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

PolicyBehavioral Health Inpatient 24 Hour Stays Payment Policy Draft

Policy CodePolicy N/A

Change TypeNo material changes

Effective DateSep 1, 2025

Next Review Date

Key ActionVerify member eligibility, coverage, and authorization criteria prior to rendering services and refer to Neighborhood's Prior Authorization Reference page and Clinical Medical Policies.

SourceLink

POLICY UPDATE CHANGES

No material clinical/coverage changes identified.

3Settings Defined (Acute Residential; Crisis Stabilization; Inpatient/Observation)

Multi-payerApplies to Lines (Medicaid, INTEGRITY, Commercial)

Policy overview & scope

Policy provides payment, coding, and documentation guidance for short-term 24-hour behavioral health services including acute residential treatment, crisis stabilization units, inpatient detoxification, and observation beds. The policy references the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) levels of care to inform appropriate placement in the continuum of services for substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Medical necessity and coverage criteria

General Medical Necessity Prerequisites

Services must meet ALL of the following to qualify for reimbursement:

Medically necessary service: Service is medically necessary
Criteria sources for medical necessity: Neighborhood may use National Coverage Determination (NCD), Local Coverage Determination (LCD), InterQual, Rhode Island EOHHS recommendations, Clinical Medical Policies (CMP), or ASAM criteria to determine medical necessity
Provider responsibility: Provider is responsible to verify member eligibility, coverage, and authorization criteria prior to rendering services
Providers must refer to Neighborhood's Prior Authorization Reference page and Clinical Medical Policies

Acute Residential Treatment definition

Covered when the service meets the program definition:

Setting and scope: Community-based short-term service or hospital step-down providing multidisciplinary behavioral health evaluation and intense 24-hour supervision, structure, restrictiveness and treatment
Treatment components: Treatment includes individual, family, and group therapy, crisis management, and medication evaluation/management

Crisis Stabilization / Acute Stabilization Unit definition

Covered when the service meets the program definition:

Purpose: Short-term care for individuals in behavioral health crisis not requiring inpatient hospitalization intensity
Services provided: Provides assessment, de-escalation, and service connection; may be alternative to inpatient care or step-down from inpatient

Inpatient Acute Hospitalization and Observation Bed definitions

Covered when the service meets the program definition:

Inpatient Acute Hospitalization: Services in hospital or freestanding detox staffed by licensed physicians with 24-hour skilled nursing in structured milieu for sudden onset, short severe course mental health or SUD who cannot be safely treated at lower level
Observation Bed: Secure medically staffed, psychiatrically supervised program for individuals posing acute danger to self/others or acutely disabled requiring extended observation to determine level of care or avoid inpatient hospitalization

Code lists and billing categories

Acute Residential Treatment (Medicaid) HCPCS/RevenueHCPCS|RevenueCovered

H0010	Alcohol and/or drug services; subacute detoxification (residential addiction program inpatient)
H0011	Alcohol and/or drug services; acute detoxification (residential addiction program inpatient)
H0018	Behavioral health; short-term residential (nonhospital residential treatment program), without room and board, per diem
H0019	Behavioral health; long-term residential (nonmedical, nonacute care in a residential treatment program where stay is typically longer than 30 days), without room and board, per diem
0148	Room and Board Deluxe Private - Rehabilitation
1001	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Residential treatment - psychiatric
1002	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Residential treatment - chemical dependency
1003	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Supervised living

Acute Residential Treatment (INTEGRITY) HCPCS/RevenueHCPCS|RevenueCovered

H0010	Alcohol and/or drug services; subacute detoxification (residential addiction program inpatient)
H0018	Behavioral health; short-term residential (nonhospital residential treatment program), without room and board, per diem
H0019	Behavioral health; long-term residential (nonmedical, nonacute care in a residential treatment program where stay is typically longer than 30 days), without room and board, per diem
1001	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Residential treatment - psychiatric
1002	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Residential treatment - chemical dependency
1003	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Supervised living

Acute Residential Treatment (Commercial) HCPCS/RevenueHCPCS|RevenueCovered

0148	Room and Board Deluxe Private - Rehabilitation
1001	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Residential treatment - psychiatric
1002	Behavioral Health Accommodations - Residential treatment - chemical dependency

Crisis Stabilization (Medicaid) HCPCS/RevenueHCPCS|RevenueCovered

H2011
0761	0761
0762	0762

Crisis Stabilization (INTEGRITY) HCPCS/RevenueHCPCS|RevenueCovered

H2011	Crisis intervention service, per 15 minutes
S9485	S9485
0761	Treatment room
0762	Observation hours

Provider requirements and billing rules

Documentation Required

Medical record documentation required

Neighborhood may request medical records for any billed service. Documentation in the medical record must support the service(s) billed and the medical necessity of the service(s). Neighborhood follows CMS standards for proper documentation requirements.

Prior Authorization

Verify authorization prior to services

Provider must verify eligibility, coverage, and authorization criteria prior to rendering services. For details and plan-specific requirements, refer to Neighborhood's Prior Authorization Reference page and Neighborhood's Clinical Medical Policies.

Billing Rule

Submit complete claims timely

Providers are required to submit complete claims for payment within contractually determined timely filing guidelines. Coding must follow CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS standards as defined by the respective code authorities.

Key definitions

Definitions

Acute Residential TreatmentCommunity-based short-term service or hospital step-down providing 24-hour multidisciplinary behavioral health evaluation and intense treatment including individual, family, and group therapy, crisis management, and medication evaluation/management.

Crisis Stabilization Unit / Acute Stabilization UnitShort-term care for individuals in behavioral health crisis offering assessment, de-escalation, and service connection; alternative to inpatient care or step-down from inpatient.

Inpatient Acute HospitalizationServices in a hospital or freestanding detox staffed by licensed physicians with 24-hour skilled nursing for sudden onset, short severe course mental health or SUD requiring inpatient-level care.

Observation BedSecure medically staffed, psychiatrically supervised program for individuals posing acute danger to self/others or acutely disabled requiring extended observation to determine appropriate level of care.

ASAM levelsContinuum of services used to determine level of care for SUD and cooccurring mental health conditions (examples listed: 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 4.0, 3.7WM).

Policy Summary

PayerNeighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

PolicyBehavioral Health Inpatient 24 Hour Stays Payment Policy Draft

Policy CodePolicy N/A

Change TypeNo material changes

Effective DateSep 1, 2025

Next Review Date

Key ActionVerify member eligibility, coverage, and authorization criteria prior to rendering services and refer to Neighborhood's Prior Authorization Reference page and Clinical Medical Policies.

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Behavioral Health Inpatient 24 Hour Stays Payment Policy Draft

Policy overview & scope

Medical necessity and coverage criteria

Code lists and billing categories

Provider requirements and billing rules

Key definitions

Frequently asked questions

Policy changes & history