LPC, LMHC and MFT Billing: Medicare, Private Payers and Medicaid
LPC LMHC MFT billing means billing insurance for licensed professional counselors (LPCs), licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) and marriage and family therapists (MFTs). The l
Add a Clinician to Group Credentialing: 6 Steps for Practices
To add a clinician to group credentialing, you give each payer three things: the clinician’s own NPI, a complete provider profile, and a request to link that person to your g
Psychiatric Billing Service Checklist: 5 Checks That Matter
A psychiatric billing service checklist helps you judge whether a billing partner truly understands prescriber claims. Psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners bill differ
Billing Help for Solo Therapists in South Georgia
Billing help for solo therapists in South Georgia means one thing: getting paid correctly by insurance while you stay focused on clients. A solo practice has no billing department,
90791 vs 90792: Who Can Bill Each Evaluation Code
The 90791 vs 90792 who can bill question comes down to one thing: whether the evaluation includes medical services. CPT 90791 is a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation without medical
Cash Flow Buffer for a Therapy Practice: 5 Easy Steps
A cash flow buffer for therapy practice owners is money you set aside so rent, software and payroll get paid while you wait on insurance. Payers take time to process claims, and a
How to Read CARC and RARC Codes on a Remittance
Here is how to read CARC and RARC codes on a remittance: find the group code first, then the reason code, then the remark code. Together they show who owes the money and why the pa
Clean Claim Rate: How to Track and Improve It
Your clean claim rate is the share of claims that clear your front-end checks and go out without anyone fixing them by hand. Tracking it shows where rework and slow payment begin.
ERA Enrollment: 5 Easy Steps for Therapists
ERA enrollment is the registration that tells a payer to send its electronic remittance advice (ERA) to your practice, your clearinghouse, or your billing service. It is a separate
Open Enrollment for Practices: 6 Easy Steps Before January
Open enrollment for practices is the yearly check where you find out which patients changed health plans, so January claims go to the right payer under the right rules. A new plan