H0049 and H0050, as well as the American Medical Association’s Common
Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes 99408 and 99409, on their schedules.
The analysis indicated that 22 states have either the Medicaid or CPT codes
with associated billing amounts on their Medicaid fee schedules. The
average billing rate for screening is about $25 per unit, with rates of around
$40 per unit for brief interventions. This information was presented to the
Missouri governor’s budget office and resulted in rate setting and coverage
of SBI services at federally qualified health centers and community mental
health centers across the state. A rationale for supporting SBI services
nationally is provided, along with recommendations for petitioning state
budget offices to fund the Medicaid codes based on lessons learned from
the MOSBIRT project.