Psychiatry billing for medication management and therapy
Psychiatric visits often combine medication management with psychotherapy, which requires careful coding. We bill E/M and add-on codes correctly, handle telepsychiatry, and keep authorizations current.
- E/M with add-ons
- Telepsychiatry
- Authorization tracking
Where psychiatry claims get stuck
These are the specialty-specific problems that cause denials, delays, and underpayments most often.
E/M plus psychotherapy
Billing psychotherapy add-on codes with E/M visits requires separate, documented therapy time.
Telepsychiatry rules
Virtual psychiatric care has payer-specific rules for place of service and modifiers.
Carve-out payers
Many plans route behavioral health to separate carve-out payers with their own enrollment and rules.
Psychiatry billing and coding, handled end to end
Certified billers and coders who work in psychiatry every day, with HIPAA-compliant processes throughout.
Evaluations
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, with and without medical services.
Medication management
E/M visits with psychotherapy add-ons when documented.
Telepsychiatry
Virtual visits billed with payer-specific rules.
Payer enrollment
Enrollment with behavioral health carve-out plans.
The services psychiatry teams rely on
Could your psychiatry billing be working harder?
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Let's see where you stand
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How we set up psychiatry billing
A clear path from first call to steady claims, planned so nothing stalls during the switch.
Free billing audit
First, we review a sample of your claims, denials, and A/R to see where revenue is getting stuck.
Specialty setup
Next, we set up the coding rules, payer requirements, and fee schedules specific to psychiatry.
Go live
Then our team takes over daily coding, claims, and follow-up, working inside your current systems.
Monthly review
Finally, reports and a review call show collections, denial trends, and what we're doing about each one.
Related specialties we bill for
Yes, when the psychotherapy time is documented separately from the E/M service. We bill the E/M code with the correct psychotherapy add-on.
Yes. We bill carve-out payers and help with enrollment when needed.
Yes. We apply the correct place of service and modifiers for each payer's telehealth policy.
Get psychiatry billing that keeps up. Start with a free audit.
First, we'll review a sample of your claims. Then we'll show you where specialty rules are costing your practice revenue.