Group services are excluded from the duplicate service guideline. The group services would be billed separately and NOT be combined.
References: The following is taken from the SMHS Billing Manual section 5.5.0 Duplicate Services SMHS FY2025-26 Billing Manual:
Outpatient services are listed in the Service Table. Duplicate services are not allowed with the exception of Sign Language or Oral Interpretive Services (T1013) Interactive Complexity (90785), Peer Support Services, group services (H0025), mobile crisis (H2011, Place of service 15), T2021 (therapy substitute code), T2024 (assessment substitute code), T1017 and T1017:HK combination, any code that has the HQ modifier indicating that the service was delivered as a group service, and a BH-CONNECT monthly code.