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How To Start a New Mental Health Practice

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So you’re thinking about transitioning from a group to your own practice.  You’re a licensed mental health provider who has been employed by an organization to provide behavioral health services, perhaps a group practice or an agency or a hospital. Now you want to venture out on your own and transition from a group to […]

TheraLINK vs TheraThink: Compare and Contrast Services

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Often confused for one another, TheraLINK and TheraThink are separate businesses providing differing services.  This guide will teach you the differences between TheraLink, a telehealth EHR, and TheraThink, a mental health billing service. About TheraLINK TheraLINK is a telehealth service provider and EHR or electronic health records system for mental health providers. TheraLINK Services TheraLINK […]

CPT Code 90834: Complete Guide with Reimbursement Rates [2024]

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CPT Code 90834 is the most common procedure code used in mental health and behavioral health billing. Learn how to bill Cpt Code 90834 accurately every time with our insurance billing guide. You’ll discover the differences between procedure codes 90834 and 90837, the reimbursement rate for 90834, which add-on codes to use, and how to […]

HE Modifier for Mental Health Program Billing [2024 Guide]

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The HE modifier is a H Code HCPCS modifier used in coding claims. This H group of modifiers are used to describe something else about the claim beyond the procedure or ICD10 diagnosis code. The most commonly used modifier in this group is HJ used to code Employee Assistance Program (EAP) visits. Insurance companies will […]

HN Modifier: Bachelors Degree Billing Guide

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The HN modifier, like the HO modifier, is a HCPCS modifier used in coding some claims. These modifiers are different from CPT or procedure codes and are used to describe something else about the claim. One commonly used example is the HJ modifier which is usually used to code Employee Assistance Program (EAP) visits. Modifiers […]

Cigna Telehealth Billing for Therapy and Mental Health Services

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Cigna telehealth billing for therapy is straight forward.  They do require attestation but otherwise it should be easy to code and bill telehealth mental health sessions with Cigna coverage.  Ensure you are attested before billing Cigna for telehealth therapy. Cigna Telehealth Billing and Coding Guidelines In 2017, Cigna launched behavioral telehealth sessions for all their […]

United Healthcare Telehealth Billing for Therapy and Mental Health

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United Healthcare telehealth billing is simple.  Utilize our guide for UHC telehealth billing for therapy and mental health services in general to ensure your claims are coded as accurately as possible. UHC Telehealth Billing for Therapy United Healthcare which operates under the Optum brand umbrella (alongside of United Behavioral Health) has authorized an expansion of […]