Fees

Psychologists and other health care providers are required by law to give self-pay clients a good faith estimate of costs for services that they offer under the No Surprises Act. Please read the following information that outlines cost of services. A full table of services and their accompanying costs can be found here.

Frequency of care: The number of hours you will spend working with Dr. Behling will be determined by a variety of factors, including the presenting concern(s), the regularity with which a client and/or their family implements the skills taught in our sessions, client needs and requests for support, and Dr. Behling’s professional opinion. Typically, clients complete one intake evaluation at the start of therapy and meet with Dr. Behling weekly until the goals identified by the client and/or their family are complete. As the goals of therapy approach completion, clients often taper down to biweekly or monthly contact for a period of time to ensure that skills learned and implemented in therapy are maintained long-term.

Insurance and out-of-network reimbursement: Dr. Behling is out-of-network with all insurance plans. You may be reimbursed by your insurance plan at the out-of-network rate once you have met that year’s out-of-network deductible. If you plan to rely on reimbursement in order to afford therapy services, please contact your insurance company prior to beginning your work with Dr. Behling in order to understand how much you might be able to expect from them.

All fees are due in full at the time of service. Clients may submit monthly Superbills to their respective insurance company. Superbills for each month’s sessions can be found in the online client portal (look for the document entitled “Statement for Insurance Reimbursement”) on the first day of the subsequent month. Please note that Dr. Behling does not submit forms to insurance companies on behalf of clients.

Intake evaluation: I typically set aside a two-hour block to complete the intake evaluation, which focuses on understanding your reasons for seeking therapeutic support at this time, discussing information from your past and present that may inform these concerns, proposing an initial plan for our work together. The fee for this two-hour block is $575 and the corresponding CPT© code* is 90791.

Therapy: Therapy sessions that range from 53-60 minutes in length are $275 (CPT Codes 90837 for individual therapy, 90847 for family therapy with patient present, and 90846 for family therapy without patient present). It is expected that you and/or your child will attend each scheduled session in full; however, if Dr. Behling determines that shorter sessions would be more productive (e.g., due to a child’s attention span), sessions ranging from 38-52 minutes will incur a $250 charge, and sessions that are 16-37 minutes will cost $200. If a family is late to a session or needs to leave early, they will still be billed for the full session time ($275) unless they notify Dr. Behling at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled session time. The full fee will also be charged for sessions canceled with less than 24 hours’ notice.

Consultation fees: Sometimes, families wish to meet with Dr. Behling for a one-time consultation. Unfortunately, only intakes and therapy sessions have been given a CPT© code by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. One-time consultations, as well as phone and video consultations with schools and outside providers, do not have designated CPT© codes, and are unlikely to be reimbursed by insurance companies. A one-hour consultation will be billed at a rate of $275/hour and consultations with schools and outside providers will be billed at a prorated rate of $20 per 5 minutes.

Miscellaneous fees: If necessary, Dr. Behling will travel to and from a client’s home for in-home sessions. Sometimes, clients and/or their parents ask for additional telephone and/or email consultation outside of scheduled sessions. A list of fees for these and all the services outlined above can be found here.

*CPT© (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are determined, defined, and copyrighted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency that manages health care programs within the United States of America.