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How To Bill Tricare for Mental Health Providers

Quickly learn how to bill Tricare for mental health claims. Tricare is a health care program for members of the United States military. There are nearly 10 million people enrolled in Tricare nationwide. Tricare is divided into the East and West region. Check what area you’re in. In 2025, the Tricare West contractor changed to […]

How To Bill Medicare for Mental Health Providers

Quickly learn how to bill Medicare for mental health claims. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for older adults or younger people with disabilities. It is one of the largest health insurers in the United States, as of 2024 there were 68 million people enrolled. Medicare is divided into four different parts, A (hospital […]

How To Bill Cigna for Mental Health Providers

Cigna is one of the largest health insurance companies in the US. In this article you will learn how to bill Cigna for mental health claims. Cigna has more than one panel. Even if you are a Cigna provider for some plans it does not mean you are a preferred provider for every Cigna plan. […]

How To Bill Aetna for Mental Health Providers

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Quickly learn how to bill Aetna for mental health claims. Like United Healthcare (UHC) and Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna is one of the largest health insurance companies in the United States. To contact Aetna and ask a question you can call their customer support line at: (888) 632-3862. How to Bill Aetna The first […]

How Do I Know My Contracted Rate as a Mental Health Therapist?

Many of our providers will ask us what their contracted rate is for each insurance company that they’re in network with, or working with out of network. This is an important but unfortunately disappointing fact to reveal:  we cannot know the exact amount of a reimbursement until that reimbursement has been made, checks have been […]