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11.14.2025 PHQ-A Is the PHQ-9M (Patient Health Questionnaire Modified for Teens) the same as the PHQ-A (Patient Health Questionnaire Modified for Adolescents)?

No. The PHQ-A is a different tool than the PHQ-9M, and is not included in Depression Screening and Follow-Up for Adolescents and Adults (DSF-E), Prenatal Depression Screening and Follow-Up (PND-E) and Postpartum Depression Screening and Follow-Up (PDS-E).

Plans may map appropriate screenings and results from any pre-specified tool to the LOINC codes in the specifications. If the core 9 questions in the PHQ-A are the same as those in the PHQ-9M, the same LOINC may be mapped.

Auditors review all code mapping as part of the annual review.

This applies to the following Programs and Years:
HEDIS MY 2025, 2026