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# 90836 Psychotherapy with an E/M visit, about 45 minutes (add-on)

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

An add-on code for roughly 45 minutes of psychotherapy done during the same visit as an E/M service by a prescriber.

## What to know

-   Billed with an E/M code, never alone.

## Related codes

-   [`90833` Psychotherapy with an E/M visit, about 30 minutes (add-on) CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90833/)
-   [`90838` Psychotherapy with an E/M visit, about 60 minutes (add-on) CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90838/)
-   [`90834` Psychotherapy, about 45 minutes CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90834/)

## From the source

This is BillingBrief’s own explanation, not the official CPT descriptor. For the official code set, see the [American Medical Association](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt).

Code set

CPT

Category

Behavioral health

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