Behavioral & Mental Health Billing Services
Behavior & mental health billing can get a lot complicated due to the type of care and resources required. It can also increase your accounting and administrative costs. Our company provides a suite of integrated behavior and mental health billing services. Contact us so that they can increase your practice’s profitability.
How Can Health Quest Billing Help You?
Paragraph: Here’s how we at Health Quest Billing can assist you with our Behavioral and Mental Health Billing Services:
Obtaining Pre-Authorizations
Our decades of experience allow us to easily obtain
Pre-authorizations from insurance companies
We know how to manage the ones for behavioral and mental health services in a complex insurance landscape.
Managing Reimbursement Claims
Our billing professionals are highly capable of managing reimbursement claims. They can accurately bill your services and submit their claims.
Accounts Receivable Management
Accounts Receivable Management We have dedicated experts who can manage your accounts receivable as well. They can take on your A/R challenges and get your pending payments in no time.
Electronic Health Records
Health Quest Billing also deals with the integration of EHRs with billing systems. This allows us to capture all the data needed for billing and claims submission.
Regulatory Compliance
We also follow all the HIPAA guidelines for our behavioral and mental health billing services. Our billers and coders stay updated on the latest regulatory changes.
Best Practices for Behavioral and Mental Health Billing Services
Obtain More Details
You should always get more details from your patients. Those details can include their addresses, phone numbers, insurance type, and much more. You should do this before contacting your patients’ insurance companies. This practice saves you time from checking the relevant reimbursement claims.
Deploy Specialty Specific Solutions
Hospitals must effectively deal with the nuances of behavioral and mental health billing. This practice involves the development and deployment of specialty-specific solutions. They can help you prevent unexpected payment delays.
Follow Up on Reimbursement Claims
It is also important to monitor your reimbursement claims. You can identify and resolve any discrepancies with them before they become problematic. This way, you can follow up on your claims before you exceed the time limit set by insurers.
Understand Medical Codes
You should also stay ahead of the frequent changes in the CPT and HBAI codes for behavioral and mental health services. A deep understanding of their usage in billing your procedures is crucial. It significantly reduces the impact of any billing problem.
Swift Verification Process
An improper verification can easily lead to claim denial. So, hospitals have to look into rectifying that error before claims submission. It can be positive for your behavioral practice as you are able to save time. You also do not have to invest additional resources to update your billing staff.
Effortless Onboarding for Behavioral & Mental Health Billing
At Health Quest Billing, we understand the complexities of behavioral and mental health billing, from therapy session reimbursements to compliance with evolving insurance regulations. Our tailored onboarding process ensures a seamless transition, optimized claim submissions, and maximized revenue for your practice. Here’s how we onboard behavioral and mental health providers for improved efficiency and financial stability:
Comprehensive Practice Evaluation
- We begin with an in-depth assessment of your practice’s unique billing challenges, including psychotherapy CPT codes, telehealth reimbursements, and prior authorization requirements. This allows us to align our billing strategy with your specific needs, ensuring accurate claims and steady cash flow.
Seamless EHR & Practice Management System Integration
- Our team integrates our billing solutions with your existing Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) systems. This ensures streamlined workflows for therapy session documentation, patient eligibility verification, and claim tracking, minimizing administrative burdens and improving revenue cycle efficiency.
Precise Data Collection & Mental Health Coding Expertise
- We meticulously collect and organize essential documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, and CPT codes for various services such as individual therapy, group therapy, and psychiatric evaluations. Our coding experts ensure compliance with ICD-10 and CPT guidelines to minimize claim rejections and optimize reimbursement rates.
Ongoing Provider Training & Support
- Our billing specialists offer hands-on training tailored to behavioral and mental health billing best practices. We educate your staff on payer-specific rules, documentation improvements, and telehealth billing updates, ensuring your practice remains compliant and financially secure.
