Behavioral health

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
Psychiatry billing challenges

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.

What we handle

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.

Recommended services

The services psychiatry teams rely on

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Getting started

How we set up psychiatry billing

A clear path from first call to steady claims, planned so nothing stalls during the switch.

  1. Free billing audit

    First, we review a sample of your claims, denials, and A/R to see where revenue is getting stuck.

  2. Specialty setup

    Next, we set up the coding rules, payer requirements, and fee schedules specific to psychiatry.

  3. Go live

    Then our team takes over daily coding, claims, and follow-up, working inside your current systems.

  4. Monthly review

    Finally, reports and a review call show collections, denial trends, and what we're doing about each one.

Behavioral health

Related specialties we bill for

FAQ

Psychiatry billing questions

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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.