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. 2022 Jul 1;119(26):458–465. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0204

eTable 2. Overview of billed-for services not subject to an application process.

EBM No. Description Share of all services not subject to an application process (n = 525 271) Share of patients receiving a service (n = 285 568)
35100 Differential diagnostic investigation of psychosomatic disease states 27.3% 29.9%
35110 Verbal intervention in psychosomatic disease states 51.8% 34.9%
35111 Exercise interventions, individual therapy  0.5%  0.3%
35112 Exercise interventions, group therapy  0.2%  0.0%
35120 Hypnosis  0.4%  0.2%
35130 Report to the assessor (STT 1 or 2)  0.1%  0.2%
35131 Report to the assessor (LTT)  0.4%  0.8%
35140 Biographical history of the patient  2.1%  3.7%
35141 In-depth exploration  1.6%  2.4%
35142 Surcharge for assessing neurological and psychiatric findings  0.2%  0.4%
35150 Trial session  4.8%  3.6%
35151 Psychotherapeutic consultation hours  7.4%  5.9%
35152 Acute psychotherapeutic treatment  3.1%  0.9%

A total of 525 271 psychotherapeutic services not subject to an application process were billed for according to the EBM in the study population in 2018.

These primarily comprised the differential diagnostic investigation of psychosomatic disease states and verbal intervention in psychosomatic disease states. The percentage of patients receiving the respective service is also shown.

EBM, German Uniform Evaluation Standard (Einheitlicher Bewertungsmaßstab); STT, short-term therapy; LTT, long-term therapy