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# 90837 Psychotherapy, about 60 minutes

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

Individual psychotherapy with the patient (and/or family) for roughly 60 minutes.

## What to know

-   Time threshold: 53 minutes or more of face-to-face psychotherapy.
-   Some commercial payers audit 90837 more closely than 90834, so document start and stop times.

## Related codes

-   [`90834` Psychotherapy, about 45 minutes CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90834/)
-   [`90832` Psychotherapy, about 30 minutes CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90832/)
-   [`90838` Psychotherapy with an E/M visit, about 60 minutes (add-on) CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90838/)

## 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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