Insurance and Fees
We take some insurances for individual sessions. We do not accept insurance because we bill using a “Z Code” which insurance companies do not cover.
Fees are set at $180 per session for individuals and couples.
We offer a set number of sliding scale slots based on The Green Bottle Sliding Scale Method.
For all out-or-network sessions, we are happy to provide you with paperwork, upon request, to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
Payment is due at the time of service and will be billed directly by BodyMind Integrated Counseling Center
Questions to ask your insurance provider prior to your first session:
- What are my mental health benefits?
- What is my coverage for outpatient psychotherapy services?
- What is my deductible, and has it been met?
- What is the reimbursement rate for code 90791 (initial session)
- What is the reimbursement rate for code 90834? 90837? (all subsequent sessions. These are billed differently based on time. Most sessions will be billed using 90834).
- Is approval required from my PCP or do I need any other type of pre-authorization?
- Is there a limit on 90834 or 90837 sessions per year?
No Surprises Act – Protection Against Surprise Medical Bills
Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
(OMB Control Number: 0938-1401)
You are protected from surprise billing or balance billing when you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center.
What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)?
When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, such as a copayment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t indoor health plan’s network.
Out-of-network describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-of-pocket limit.
Surprise billing is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care – like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.
You are protected from balance billing for: Emergency Services
If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments and coinsurance). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable condition, unless you give written consent and give up your protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.
Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center
When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.
If you get other services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance bill you unless you give written consent and give up your protections You’re never required to give up your protection from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.
When balance billing isn’t allowed, you also have the following protections:
You are only responsible for paying your share of the cost (like the copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network). Your health plan will pay out-of-network providers and facilities directly.
Your health plan generally must:
- Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (prior authorization).
- Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers.
- Base what you owe the provider or facility (cost-sharing) on what it would pay an in-network provider or facility and show that amount in your explanation of benefits.
- Count any amount you pay for emergency or out-of-network services toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit.
If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact:
Virginia Board of Counseling
Phone
(804) 367-4610
Fax
(804) 767-6225
Complaints
(800) 533-1560
DC Board of Health
Maryland Health Education and Advocacy Unit
Office of the Attorney General
Phone
(410) 528-1840
En español:
410-230-1712
Fax
(410) 576-6571
Toll Free
(877) 261-8807
heau@oag.
state.md.us
For more information about your rights under Federal law.
For more information about your rights under Virginia state laws.
Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate of Expected Charges” under the No Surprises Act.
You will receive a ‘Good Faith Estimate’ explaining how much your medical care will cost.
Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
Make sure your healthcare provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one business day before you receive your medical service or item. You can also ask your healthcare provider and any other provider you choose for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 or more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call BodyMind Integrated Counseling Center.
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