I am able to submit to the following insurances:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross / Blue Shield (Regence)
- Moda Health
- Pacific Source
- First Choice Network
Since insurance plans differ from person to person, it is always beneficial to check with your insurance company to make sure I am “in-network” and to clarify your deductible and co-pay before scheduling your initial appointment. It is also important to check specifically that your insurance plan covers telehealth without exceptions. Note: Some insurance plans only allow telehealth through specialized platforms (e.g., Teledoc, MdLive). I do not work with those platforms. My electronic medical records (EHR) is Simple Practice which is an established HIPAA-compliant service.
If you would like to see me but your insurance is not listed here, please contact your insurance company to discuss “out-of-network” benefit. I can provide a “superbill” for you to turn in for reimbursement.
Self-Pay Rates
I am also able to accept self-pay clients. My standard self-pay rate is:
- $200 – initial assessment appointment
- $150 – follow-up appointments
Reasons to Consider Self-Pay:
- If you’d like us to meet and I am not in-network with your provider.
- If we have been meeting but your insurance changes to one that I am not in-network with.
- If you want therapy records to be more secure.
- If an insurance company is paying for services, they can audit records at any time without client consent. While I do my best to minimize content in my records and while I’ll also try to reduce the scope of records required for their purposes, I am bound by contract to comply to insurance requests.
- Note: Even for self-pay clients, I am required by law to maintain records for a 7-year period after seeing a client, but these records can be even more minimal and are only attainable by a 3rd party through a subpoena. In the rare instance of a subpoena order, my first response is always to attempt to quash or modify the request — which is more likely to be successful than an insurance company request.
- If you’d like to meet without having to have a diagnosis attached to your file.
- Any claim that is sent to insurance for reimbursement, whether in-network or out-of-network MUST have diagnosis attached to it.
- In some cases, a mental health diagnosis can be a barrier to a job or a field.
- If you don’t want to be constrained by symptom-related treatment goals.
- Insurances reserve the right to audit client files and to check that treatment plans are conducted regularly and meet their requirements. This is not common but could result in denied claims – even months after the fact.
- If you want to generally work on self-improvement rather than symptoms.