PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. Xx. Xxxxx is a an out-of-network provider for most PPO insurance plans. The fee for the Intake Evaluation is $250. Subsequent sessions or the standard rate for therapy is $225.00 per 50-minute session. Full payment for services is due when services are rendered. Please notify Xx. Xxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance, with the exception of Medicare, should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the client and not to the insurance company. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxx will provide you with a superbill, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you choose. As was indicated in the section Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems dealt with in psychotherapy are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. Should you elect to pay by check, you are responsible to ensure that sufficient funds are available to cover the expense. Should a check be returned as unpayable due to insufficient funds, or any other reason, you are responsible for any fee charged to the account by the banking institution as well as the cost of the initial service. In addition, a $25.00 fee will be charged on all returned checks.
PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. I provide a variety of psychotherapeutic, psychodiagnostic and consulting services to clients. The fee amount and billing structure may vary depending on the service. I would be happy to provide you with a listing of these fees upon request. You will always be informed as to the cost of a service before it is provided and will be given a payment agreement specifying costs of services and terms of payment. I require that a credit card be put on file. Therapy clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $250.00 per 60-minute session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Site visits, report writing and reading, consultation with other professionals (mental health professionals, attorneys, etc.), releases of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Furthermore, therapy clients agree to pay for any and all court costs incurred by Xx. Xxxxxx related to any litigation to which they are a party and for which they request her involvement, such as through a subpoena request or a request for her to testify in court. Clients agree to pay for the cost of my time related to their litigation at the rate of $350.00 per hour. In addition, there is a charge for phone contact for more than 15 minutes (at which point the charge is $75.00 per 15 minutes), email or text communications (greater than 15 minutes) and contact with other relevant professionals (such as previous therapists or, in the case of children, their teachers). Reunification or Conjoint therapy clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $300.00 per 60-minute session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Parenting Coordination and Forensic Services clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $350.00 per 60-minute session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Site visits, report writing and reading, consultation with other professionals (mental health professionals, attorneys, etc.), releases of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. An initial retainer of $5,000 is required in order to schedule the first session. Total cost of the services provided will vary according to length of time and the complexity of your situation. Reple...
PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. Therapy sessions are 50 minutes in duration for adults and adolescents; 90 minutes for families. The full fee for service is $125 per therapy session for individuals, or $145 for couples or adolescents, due at the beginning of each session. Accepted forms of payment include cash, checks or credit cards. Xx. Xxxxx utilizes billing software for credit card payments, providing safe, secure and convenient billing. There will be a $20 charge on any returned checks. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing, consultation (including any determination for disability or employment) will be charged at an hourly rate of $125, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. I will be happy to provide you a statement of services to assist you in any reimbursement by insurance. Please notify Xx. Xxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments.
PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. As a Fee-For-Service provider, I do not xxxx insurance companies. Each clinician has a set hourly rate which will be discussed prior to your initial consultation. Current rates can be found on our website (x0x.xxx) or in office. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify me if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, I will provide you with a copy of your receipt, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies and some insurance companies do not reimburse the total fee. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, it is within my discretion not to provide more sessions until the xxxx is paid. I also have the right to charge a $25 rebilling fee for unpaid balances.
PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. I operate as a fee-for-service therapist, meaning that my services are paid for directly by the client without anyone arranging the fee or service but you (the patient) and me (the therapist). This arrangement is more conducive to the type of psychotherapy services provided by this therapist and it allows the work to be more solely between the two of us. (This will be addressed more in the section regarding insurance.) Unless a different arrangement is made between us, I expect payment at the time of service. Payment can be made by cash, check or credit card. Fees are as follows: Service Amount Psychotherapy per session $90.00 If paying with credit card $95.00 Telephone Consultation (beyond 10 mins) $90.00, prorated Unless agreed upon differently, I will provide you with a copy of your receipt, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement if you so choose. Not all issues/conditions/problems that are the focus of psychotherapy are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If you desire to submit for reimbursement from your insurance company, you should also be aware that most insurance companies require that I provide them with a clinical diagnosis. At times, I might have to provide additional clinical information such as treatment plans or summaries, or copies of the entire record (in rare cases). This information will become part of the insurance company files and will probably be stored in a computer. Though all insurance companies claim to keep such information confidential, I have no control over what they do with it once it is in their hands. In some cases, they may share the information with a national medical information databank. I will provide you with a copy of any report submitted, if you request it. Legal proceedings that require this therapist’s participation, incur additional charges. These include all professional time, including preparation and transportation costs, even if this therapist is called to testify by another party. Due to the difficulties of legal involvement, the charge for preparation and attendance for any legal proceeding is $240.00 per hour. CONFIDENTIALITY Information disclosed in sessions is considered confidential and will not be revealed to anyone outside the consulting room without your written permission. In all but a few situations, state law and rules of my profession protect your confidentiality. The following are the legally perm...
PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. The process of a thorough psychological evaluation is formal and lengthy, generally involving 15 to 20 hours of the psychologist’s time. Patients are expected to pay by check the full evaluation fee of $200.00 per billed 50 minutes. A $1500.00 initial payment is due by mail with paper work filled out by patient and parents one week prior to the first testing session and the balance is due at the time of the follow-up consultation). Complete evaluations generally run between $2750.00 and $3000.00 for the total hours involved which include testing time, scoring time, analysis time, follow-up consultation time, and written report time. Telephone conversations and consultation time with other professionals who have knowledge of the patient, site visits, review of records, report writing, and travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate of $200.00 per 50 minutes. Patients who carry mental health insurance should remember that professional services rendered are charged to the patients at the time of the service and are not billed to insurance companies. Xx. Xxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt for each hour billed at the time of the follow-up consultation. The receipt can then be submitted by you to your insurance company for reimbursement if you so choose. Some insurance companies pay for psychological testing only with pre-approval or when the patient is in therapy prior to the testing request. If this is the case with your insurance company, you will need to come in for an initial session to determine the need for testing. Because Xx. Xxxxxxx is not a provider for any insurance companies, be sure to verify your coverage stating that you are using an “out of network” provider. The CPT code used for psychological evaluations is 96101. Again, it is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. Please bring a check or use Venmo for the evaluation balance due at the time of the follow-up consultation. If you wish to know ahead of the consultation the exact amount of the balance due over and above your $1500.00 deposit, please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx and she will be happy to provide the balance due prior to the consultation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx will use legal means (court, collection agency, etc.) to obtain payment.
PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. Patients are expected to pay the standard fee, $150 per therapy hour, at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Please notify me if any problem arises during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Patients who request me to bill insurance companies for payment should be aware that submitting a mental health invoice carries a certain amount of risk. Not all conditions or problems that are the focus of psychotherapy are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage.
PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT. If you have a health insurance policy, it will usually provide some coverage for mental health treatment. Your therapist will fill out forms and provide you with whatever assistance she can in helping you receive the benefits to which you are entitled; however, you--not your insurance company--are responsible for full payment of fees for treatment. It is very important that you find out exactly what mental health services your third-party payer covers. You should carefully read the section in your insurance or EAP coverage booklets that describe mental health or EAP services. Clients who have insurance or EAP should remember that not all issues/conditions/problems, which are the focus of psychotherapy, are reimbursed by those payers. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If you have questions about the coverage, call your plan administrator. Due to the rising costs of healthcare, insurance benefits have increasingly become more complex. It is sometimes difficult to determine exactly how much mental health coverage is available. Managed health care plans such as EAPs, and PPOs often require authorization before they provide reimbursement for mental health services. These plans are often limited to short-term treatment approaches designed to work out specific problems that interfere with a person's usual level of distress and functioning. While a lot can be accomplished in short-term therapy, some cases may require more services after insurance benefits end. Once you and your therapist have all of the information about your insurance coverage, you and she will discuss what you can hope to accomplish with the benefits that are available and what will happen if they run out before you feel ready to end your sessions. It is important to remember that you always have the right to pay for services yourself to avoid the problems described above [unless prohibited by contract]. Clients are required to pay the standard fee of $200.00 for the initial session and $150.00 for each follow up session. The full cost of your session is due at the beginning of session unless arrangements have been made for your therapist to submit claims to your insurance carrier or EAP providers. Prior to the start of therapy, your therapist will make a copy of your credit/debit card to charge fees for service even if you choose to pay with cash. Your therapist does not keep cash on site for change; therefore, you must bring the exact copayment amount or agree...
