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# 96127 Brief emotional or behavioral assessment

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

Administering and scoring a brief standardized emotional or behavioral screening tool (for example a depression or ADHD questionnaire), reported per instrument.

## What to know

-   Can be billed more than once per visit when more than one instrument is used, subject to payer limits.

## Related codes

-   [`G0444` Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes HCPCS](https://billingbrief.com/hcpcs/g0444/)
-   [`99214` Established patient office visit, moderate complexity CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99214/)

## 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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