Overview

Why Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Billing Needs Expertise

Behavioral health and psychiatry charging is one of the most complicated, compliance-oriented, and expedient aspects of the healthcare revenue cycle. The specialty does not just deal with evaluations and consistent therapy care, but also emergency care, telepsychiatry, group therapy, medication control, and substance abuse.

The variety of these services is associated with specific CPT codes, billing time-based regulations, prior authorization requirements, and regulations unique to individual payers that create the imperative of accuracy.

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    Contrary to other fields in medicine, psychiatric and behavioral health billing tends to needs the following

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    Psychiatric and behavioral health billing, unlike other medical fields, involves specific requirements such as recording patient time accurately, distinguishing between psychotherapy, assessment, and drugs, applying modifiers to clarify longer sessions or combined services, and ensuring compliance with mental health/insurance parity laws. NexCure LLC provides specialized psychiatric and behavioral health medical billing services that guarantee providers are fully reimbursed for the care they deliver. With AAPC-certified mental health coders who understand every detail of psychiatric billing, we assist practices in minimizing rejections, maintaining compliance, and boosting cash flow — all while working in close collaboration with your team.

    The Billing Matters Involving Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

    Behavioral health billing is much more complicated than code entry into a system. Among the most common difficulties are:

    Rounding Errors or Time Recording Issues

    Psychiatry CPT codes include psychotherapy (90832, 90834, 90837) and psychiatric evaluations (90791, 90792), where most of them are time-sensitive. The in-mixing of a variety of services to accomplish a unit in mixing can lead to denials.

    Specialty Prior-Authority Services

    As virtual care increases, mental health telehealth services have an associated set of modifiers (e.g., 95) and place of service (POS) codes that differ by payer. Errors in this case will result in serious revenue losses.

    Complying with Behavioral Health Parity

    Psychiatrists may administer both medication management and psychotherapy in a single session. This entails adequate usage of add-on codes and modifiers to have both services reimbursed.

    Billable Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Services

    Neuropsychological testing, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), and substance abuse treatment are just some services that many payers need to be pre-authorized.

    Behavioral Health Coding Expertise

    Mental health services should be covered by insurance similarly to medical/surgical care, but accurate billing is essential to avoid underpayment or denial. Telehealth services also require correct POS codes and modifier use.

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    At NexCure LLC We Provide End-to-End

    Revenue Cycle Management For Mental Health Practices, Hospitals, and Behavioral Health Clinics

      • Psychotherapy (90832, 90834, 90837)
      • Psychiatric assessment (90791, 90792)
      • Group therapy (90853)
      • Family therapy (90846, 90847)
      • Proper use of add-on codes (e.g., 90785 interactive complexity)
      • Telepsychiatry billing with accurate modifiers (-25, -95, -59)
      • Verifying patient coverage before services
      • Ensuring payer-specific rules for audio-only vs. video visits
      • Avoiding telehealth-specific claim rejections through correct modifiers
      • Payer-mandated coverage confirmation
      • Securing pre-approvals for high-cost services like neuropsychological testing and residential treatment
      • Avoiding revenue loss on non-covered services
      • Acceptable insurance and payer-specific compliance
      • Awareness of non-payment risks
      • Correct bundling/unbundling to prevent errors
      • Addressing inconsistencies quickly
      • Patient billing support and clear statements 
      • Tracking denials to prevent recurring issues
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      • Sliding payment services
      • HIPAA-compliant patient privacy
      • Payment plan arrangements for self-pay patients
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      • 90791, 90792 mental status codes
      • Keeping up with mental health billing policy updates

    Partner with NexCure LLC for Behavioral Health Billing Excellence

    Billing services in psychiatry and behavioral health require a partner that understands both the medical and regulatory complexities of the practice. At NexCure LLC, expertise, technology, and dedication come together to help your practice thrive with:

    • Maximized collections
    • Minimized denials
    • Strong financial health

    Standard Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services We Bill

    We bill a wide range of obstetrics and gynecology services, including:

    Neuropsychological testing
    (96132, 96139)

    Crisis intervention
    (90839, 90840)

    Collaborative care management (CoCM)

    Medication management

    Substance abuse treatment – inpatient, outpatient, IOP

    Telepsychiatry services

    Why Partner with NexCure LLC

    Psychiatry Behavioral Health Billing –
    We achieve excellence in behavioral health billing through:

    • Deep knowledge of mental health coding and reimbursement
    • Understanding payer regulations and compliance traps
    • Clean claim submission processes to reduce rejections
    • Identifying and charging all payable services
    • Never giving up on reimbursement opportunities
      • Freeing your staff from paperwork so they can focus on patient care

    We address the most common income leakages in psychiatry billing:

    • Optimum documentation training for staff
    • Preventing underbilling of group/family therapy
    • Conducting pre-claim checks for accuracy
    • Analyzing denial patterns to prevent recurrence
    • Daily claim tracking for faster reimbursement

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