Medical Billing and Coding Resources
Documentation and Mental Health Coding Errors Coding errors can occur from ‘up-coding’, ‘down-coding’, or miscoding. Up-coded services are billed at a level higher than the actual level of the service performed. For example, a 20- to 30- minute individual psychotherapy service billed as a 45- to 50-minute service is an up-coded service. Conversely, a down-coded […]
In Comprehensive Guide for Mental Health Billing- Part 2, we discussed different types of mental health services and who are authorized to provide them. While working with Mental health professionals we receive a lot of questions related to medical billing so in part 3 we have grouped those frequently asked questions along with its answers. […]
In Comprehensive Guide for Mental Health Billing- Part 1, we covered mental health service providers and their area of expertise. In part 2 we will be discussing different types of mental health services and who are authorized to provide them. Providers and Types of Services This means that insurance will only cover mental health services […]
Most insurance companies cover mental health services, as long as they are considered medically necessary. For example, Medicare Part B will cover mental health services as long as they are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury. This means that medical insurance will cover mental health services, but only to […]
