I am an in-network provider for three health insurance plans, which are BCBS PPO, Aetna, and Cigna/Evernorth. Please call the member services number on the back of your insurance card for more information about co-payment, deductibles, pre-authorization, and the number of sessions allowed. For more information on what questions to ask the member services representative, please see “How does insurance coverage work?” under the FAQs tab.
I am also contracted with three Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs): Ceridian Lifeworks, Employee Resource Systems (ERS), and Curalinc.
The initial intake assessment is charged at a fee of $195.
For clients who do not have insurance or are not covered by BCBS PPO, Aetna, or Cigna/Evernorth, I also accept private pay. The fee per 60-minute session is $160. I accept payment by cash, check, credit card, and electronic payments via Chase Quickpay and Google Pay. Payment is expected at the time services are rendered. Please note that you will be charged a fee for each missed visit that is not cancelled within 48 hours of the scheduled appointment time.
For self-pay clients, beginning January 1, 2022, health care providers are required by law to give uninsured and self-pay patients a written document with a good faith estimate of costs for services that they provide when scheduling an appointment or when the patient requests an estimate.
This new requirement is part of the “No Surprises Act,” enacted in December 2020 as part of a broad package of COVID- and spending-related legislation. The act aims to reduce the likelihood that patients may receive a “surprise” medical bill by requiring that providers inform patients of the anticipated or estimated charges for a service before the service is provided.