Connecting Clinical Documentation to CPT and HCPCS Medi-Cal Codes

When: 10/09/2025 - 10/09/2025,
From: 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Location: Webex - Pre-Registration is Required!
Imparted by: Alyssa Cohen, Psy.D, Graciela Guardado, BSN, RN, & Esther Orellana, Ph.D SAPC’s-Clinical Standards and Training (CST) Branch & Sage Management Division (SMD)
Visit: https://lacountyph.webex.com/weblink/register/r7cab883a31b60e62633f55b79b42c8da
Description:

IMPORTANT:

The training will begin promptly at 9:00am. Please log in 10-15 minutes prior to the training to 
ensure your audio and visual connections are working properly

Who Should Attend
This two hour and forty-five minute (2:45) live virtual free introductory training and is open to 
SAPC Network providers including:
• LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs & Licensed Eligible (LE) AMFT, ACSW, APCC
• Psychologists & Registered Psychological Associates
• Prescribers (Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants)
• Medical Staff (Medical Assistants, Registered Nurses, Registered Pharmacists, Licensed 
Vocational Nurses, Licensed Occupational Therapists, Licensed Psychiatric Technicians)
• Clinical Trainees of disciplines listed above.
• Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) & Licensed Psychiatric Technicians (LPT)—Now 
offering CEs
• Registered Nurses & Nurse Practitioners—Now offering CEs
*This training is specifically for practitioners listed above, only CPA/BRN CEs credits are 
offered*
*A Training with a special focus on HCPCS codes only is available for 
SUD Counselors and Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists (CMPSS) on a different day.

Training Description 
This virtual live training has a special focus on assisting practitioners who provide substance 
use treatment in connecting the services provided within the substance use disorder (SUD) 
continuum of care with the appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and/or 
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Medi-Cal service codes. These 
practitioners include disciplines that are listed in the “Who Should Attend” section of this 
training flyer (see above). The training will begin by providing context on the scope, 
application, and operationalization of Medi-Cal service codes within the Drug Medi-Cal 
Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS). We will then differentiate between different 
substance use treatment services and their associated Medi-Cal service codes. Participants 
 will have an opportunity to practice connecting different substance use services with their 
appropriate Medi-Cal service codes. Participants will be actively engaged throughout the 
presentation using the chat, polling, and open discussion.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the scope, application, and operationalization of Medi-Cal service codes within 
the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS). 
2. Differentiate between six (6) substance use treatment services and the Medi-Cal 
service codes associated with each service. 
3. Practice connecting at least three (3) substance use treatment services to the 
appropriate Medi-Cal service codes.