Dyadic Services

Provider Information on Dyadic Services

 

Dyadic services are preventative services that treat the child and parent or caregiver together as one unit so long as the dyadic service is for the direct benefit of the child.  Services rendered are billed under the child’s EPSDT benefit plan. Services address developmental and behavioral health conditions of the child, coordination of care, child social-emotional health and safety, developmentally appropriate parenting and maternal mental health through the following services:  

Dyadic Behavioral Health (DBH) Well-Child Visits: A behavioral health-focused visit for the child and parent or caregiver that are distinct from, but intended to be coordinated with, the standard medical well-child visit. It includes screenings for behavioral health, interpersonal safety, substance use, and social determinants of health (SDOH) for the dyad.

Dyadic Comprehensive Community Support Services: Services are designed to assist the dyad in gaining access to necessary medical, social, educational, and other health-related services. This service is delivered through universal peer support services and age-specific targeted case management for members 0-8 years old.  

Dyadic Psychoeducational Services: Psychosocial rehabilitative services and therapeutic behavioral services, provide targeted education and skill-building to foster mental health stability and long-term resilience. These planned, structured interventions aim to mitigate the development or escalation of behavioral health conditions.

Dyadic Family Training and Counseling for Child Development: Brief counseling interventions focus on pediatric behavioral health, developmentally appropriate parenting strategies, and the enhancement of dyadic interactions. Services are designed to improve family functioning.

This table includes the services and codes that may be reported for dyadic services.    

Dyadic Service

Billing Code

Clinical Description

DBH Well-Child Visits

96160

Patient-Focused Health Risk Assessment

96161

Caregiver-Focused Health Risk Assessment

99408

Alcohol and/or Substance Abuse Screening and Intervention, 15-30 minutes 

99409

 

Alcohol and/or Substance Abuse Screening and Intervention, more than 30 minutes

96127

Brief Emotional/Behavioral Assessment

96156

Health Behavior Assessment

96167

 

Health Behavior Intervention, Family (with the patient present), initial 30 minutes

96168

 

Health Behavior Intervention, Family (with the patient present), each additional 15 minutes

96170

 

Health Behavior Intervention, Family (without the patient present), initial 30 minutes

96171

 

Health Behavior Intervention, Family (without the patient present), each additional 15 minutes

90791

Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation, per 15 minutes

90792

 

Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation with Medical Services, per 15 minutes

99406

 

Smoking and Tobacco Use Intermediate Counseling, 3-10 minutes

99407

Smoking and Tobacco Use Intensive Counseling, more than 10 minutes

Dyadic Comprehensive Community Support Services 

H0038

Individual Peer Support Services, per 15 minutes 

H0038 with HQ modifier

Group Peer Support Services, per 15 minutes 

T1017 (Birth until the child turns 8 years old) 

Targeted Case Management, each 15 minutes 

Dyadic Psychoeducational Services 

H2014 

Individual Psychosocial Rehabilitative Services, per 15 minutes  

H2017 

Group Psychosocial Rehabilitative Services, per 15 minutes per member 

H2017 with U1 modifier

Group Psychosocial Rehabilitative Services-Intensive, per 15 minutes per member  

H2019 

Individual/Family Therapeutic Behavioral Services, per 15 minutes 

H2019 with HQ modifier

Group Therapeutic Behavioral Services, per 15 minutes per member 

Dyadic Family Training and Counseling for Child Development 

90846 

Family Psychotherapy (without the patient present), per 15 minutes  

90847 

Family Psychotherapy (with patient present), per 15 minutes  

90849 

Multiple- Family Group Psychotherapy, per 15 minutes per member