Reimbursement

CPT CODES

Recognizing the health and cost benefits of SBIRT, the AMA established healthcare codes for substance use screening and brief intervention.
-99408 and 99409 for privately insured patients
-G0396 and G0397 for Medicare patients

Fees are determined by the duration of the screening and/or brief intervention.

See the Colorado Medicaid Billing Manual (April 2016) here.