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I'm wondering if any of you actually out there practicing can help answer this: how often does private insurance allow for a psychiatrist to bill for straight up therapy, such as 90832 or 90834? If I wanted to see a patient for weekly psychodynamic therapy, lets say, for a year, would I actually get paid?
And how would I find out which private insurances pay the best for psychiatrists? Is there some database, or maybe common knowledge, if it's better to accept Aetna vs BCBS etc? Are any of you guys running into any problems coding and getting reimbursed for 99213+90833 visits on a regular basis? The bread and butter of psych is depression and anxiety, which I believe responds best to both meds and therapy so I'd plan on using both and coding for both med management and therapy for most of my visits (or at least that's the plan).
And how would I find out which private insurances pay the best for psychiatrists? Is there some database, or maybe common knowledge, if it's better to accept Aetna vs BCBS etc? Are any of you guys running into any problems coding and getting reimbursed for 99213+90833 visits on a regular basis? The bread and butter of psych is depression and anxiety, which I believe responds best to both meds and therapy so I'd plan on using both and coding for both med management and therapy for most of my visits (or at least that's the plan).