Behavioral Health Q&A: Documentation, Billing, and Audit Risk

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, this episode of Auditing Antics: Navigating Medical Coding and Auditing focuses on one of the most questioned areas in healthcare today: behavioral health documentation, billing, and audit risk. Stephanie and Michele answer real world questions surrounding psychotherapy documentation, E/M with therapy services, time based coding, telehealth requirements, medical necessity, and common behavioral health audit findings.The discussion also explores the growing compliance challenges organizations face when balancing insurance billing, self pay models, and increasing payer scrutiny. Whether you are a coder, auditor, provider, biller, compliance professional, or practice leader, this Q&A episode provides practical insight into reducing risk, improving documentation clarity, and supporting accurate reimbursement in behavioral health services.