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 […]

95 Modifier for Telehealth Billing [2024]

CMS 1500 95 Modifier Claim

The 95 modifier is a new coding modifier used for claims. It was introduced in 2017 and is different from CPT or procedure codes, and describes the claim. One example of a modifier that has been used for many years is the HJ modifier which is used to code EAP claims. 95 Modifier Description The […]

GT Modifier for Telehealth Billing [2024 Guide]

CMS 1500 GT Modifier

The GT modifier is a coding modifier used for Telehealth claims. For many years it was the standard for signifying Telehealth claims before being mainly supplanted by the 95 modifier. In 2018, when CMS and Medicare stopped using this mainly companies followed suit and switched to 95 modifier. Despite this, there are still some insurance […]

HJ Modifier for EAP Billing and Coding [2024 Guide]

HJ Modifier on CMS 1500 Claim

The HJ billing modifier is a H Code HCPCS modifier used in coding claims. This H group of modifiers are used to describe either something about the claim or the credentials of the provider. The HJ modifier is the most commonly used of the HCPCS modifiers in behavioral health claims. HJ Modifier Description The HJ […]

HE Modifier for Mental Health Program Billing [2024 Guide]

HE Modifier on CMS 1500 Claim

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 […]