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Billing help for TherapyNotes users

TherapyNotes Billing Services for Mental Health Practices

TherapyNotes holds your schedule, notes, and billing records. Someone still has to work the rejected claim, call the payer about the short payment, and post the ERA. Our team does that inside your account, so you can leave the claims cycle to us and get back to your caseload.

✓You keep your TherapyNotes setup
✓Billers who know behavioral health codes
✓Claim updates in plain language

Please leave out client names and any protected health information.

✓Coverage checked before visits
✓Rejections and denials worked
✓ERAs posted, A/R followed
Your software, our billers

Billing staff who work inside the TherapyNotes setup you already have

You do not need to move to another platform or retrain your clinicians. We log in with the access your practice gives us, and your team keeps scheduling, documenting, and signing notes the way it does now. Permissions stay yours to set: the account owner decides which users can see billing, and we work within whatever level you grant.

TherapyNotes gives you the tools: electronic claims, real-time eligibility checks, assisted ERA posting, client statements, and reports such as the Insurance Aging Report and the Revenue Report. Tools still need a person to read the warnings, correct the rejections, and decide what to do with a denial. That person is on our team. Which features you see depends on how your account is set up, and we sort that out first.

One rule governs how we bill: the claim follows the note. We never ask a clinician to rewrite documentation to fit a code. If a charge and a note disagree, the question goes to the clinician and the claim waits for the answer.

Who does what

Clinicians treat clients. Our team works on the claims.

  • You control who has access to billing in your account.
  • Each charge is checked against the documented session before release.
  • Questions about a code or a note go to your clinician, never into a guess.
  • Every open claim has someone assigned to follow it.
Where claims stall

Billing problems we see in TherapyNotes accounts

One wrong setting repeats on every session booked under it, so a small error turns into a pile of claims to fix. Finding it early saves weeks of rework.

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Notes: Open progress notes

A session with no finished note leaves the biller with nothing to check the charge against, so the claim sits.

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Appointment types: Wrong defaults

A default CPT code, rate, or place of service set incorrectly gets copied onto every session booked under that appointment type.

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Payers: Payers the clearinghouse can't take

Some payers are unsupported through the TherapyNotes clearinghouse connection or have no payer ID. That can mean a CMS-1500 or a payer portal in place of electronic filing.

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Eligibility: Gaps in real-time checks

Real-time eligibility covers a limited list of payers. For the rest, someone has to check a portal or pick up the phone, and behavioral health carve-outs often hide there.

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Secondary insurance: Missed steps

A secondary claim goes out only after the primary ERA is posted and the secondary payer is enrolled. Skip either one and the balance stays open.

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Rejections: Claims lost in the queue

A rejected claim shows as Pending Resubmission, with a small count badge on the screen. On a busy week it is easy to scroll past.

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ERA posting: Suggested amounts accepted too fast

TherapyNotes fills in suggested amounts from the ERA, but a wrong allocation or an unchecked adjustment still lands on the client's balance.

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Aging: Balances with no owner

A claim nobody follows keeps aging toward the payer's filing and appeal limits.

One example sits on the claim screen. TherapyNotes can batch several dates of service onto one claim when the payer allows it. If the payer rejects a single date, the whole claim comes back rejected. One bad session holds up the rest, and we look for that before release.
Full revenue cycle coverage

What we handle in your TherapyNotes account

From the first eligibility check to the last aging balance, each task below is assigned to a biller on our team.

01

Billing setup review

We go through your practice details, rendering providers, payers, rates, and appointment types. Anything that conflicts with a payer contract or your actual workflow gets flagged.

02

Eligibility and benefits checks

We run real-time checks where the payer supports them and use portals or phone calls where it does not. Copay, deductible, coinsurance, and any behavioral health carve-out are recorded.

03

Claims and ERA enrollment

We turn on electronic claims and ERA in your account, complete payer enrollment, and track each payer through approval. Credentialing is a separate task and we treat it that way.

04

Appointment and charge review

Provider, date, CPT code, units, diagnosis, place of service, and payer are matched to the session record before a claim goes out.

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Behavioral health coding

We check psychotherapy time codes, intake evaluations, family and group sessions, interactive complexity, E/M visits with add-on codes, and testing against the note and the payer's policy.

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Claim submission

Claims leave through the Submit Electronic Claims screen once the red errors are cleared and the yellow warnings are read. Each payer's filing limit stays in view.

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Rejection management

We work the Electronic Claim History and the Pending Resubmission queue, fix the data problem behind each rejection, and resubmit.

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ERA and payment posting

We run assisted ERA posting, upload ERA files received outside TherapyNotes, record adjustments and client responsibility, and match postings to bank deposits.

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Denials and appeals

Each denial is read by reason code. If the error was a data problem, we correct it. If the payer's own policy supports payment, we appeal with the records attached.

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Secondary insurance billing

Once the primary ERA posts, we confirm the secondary payer is enrolled, send the secondary claim, and post the second payment when it arrives.

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Aging A/R follow-up

Using the Insurance Aging Report, we work balances by payer and age, check claim status, and escalate claims that stall.

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Client statements and balances

Statements are built from post-adjudication balances with deductible and coinsurance records applied. We also create superbills for out-of-network clients and answer routine billing questions.

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Authorization and credentialing support

We log approval numbers, units, and date ranges, watch for expirations, and assist with payer applications and CAQH upkeep.

How a claim moves

Our process, step by step, inside TherapyNotes

Each step follows the claim from account access to the monthly report.

01

Access and audit

Confirm login permissions, review settings and the payer list, and pull the current aging report.

02

Intake check

Verify client demographics, insurance details, and the signature on file.

03

Eligibility

Run real-time or manual checks and note benefits and carve-outs.

04

Charge review

Match each charge to the session record, code, units, provider, and place of service.

05

Claim release

Submit electronically after errors clear, and prepare a CMS-1500 for payers outside the clearinghouse.

06

ERA posting

Post remittances, reconcile deposits, and update client balances.

07

Rejections and denials

Fix and resubmit rejections. Work each denial by its reason code.

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Aging and reporting

Work open claims by payer and age, then send you a summary of billed, paid, pending, and stuck claims.

Note: Your clinicians have a small part in this: finish notes on time and answer the occasional question about a charge.
Behavioral health know-how

Practice types and services we bill for

A solo therapist and a multi-clinician group meet different payer rules. We set the workflow around what your practice actually bills.

Psychotherapy and counseling

Time-based codes depend on session length. Code 90832 covers 16 to 37 minutes, 90834 covers 38 to 52, and 90837 starts at 53. We check start and stop times against the code billed.

Psychiatry and medication management

E/M visits billed with a 90833, 90836, or 90838 add-on need both services documented separately in the note.

Psychological testing

Codes in the 96130 to 96139 range carry time and unit limits, and some payers want prior authorization before testing begins.

Group and multi-provider practices

Several rendering providers mean several sets of credentials and rates. Where a supervised clinician bills under a supervisor, we confirm the payer's rule first.

Telehealth and hybrid practices

Video, audio-only, and in-person sessions can carry different place-of-service codes and modifiers on one clinician's claims.

Behavioral health organizations

Intensive outpatient and similar program services can add level-of-care, authorization, and service-unit rules.

Virtual sessions

Telehealth billing for TherapyNotes practices

Place of service and modifiers are the two claim fields that vary most between payers on telehealth claims. Many payers expect POS 10 when the client is at home and POS 02 when the client is somewhere else, while some set a rule of their own.

Modifier 95 marks a synchronous video visit and 93 marks audio-only, but payers do not treat them alike. Medicare has used modifier FQ for audio-only mental health services, for one. We read the current payer policy for each claim type instead of applying one rule everywhere.

TherapyNotes has a telehealth coding setting in its billing options, and we check that it matches what each payer wants before claims leave. Licensure and where the client sits during a session remain your compliance call. We flag any billing question that depends on them.

Checked before release

Each telehealth claim gets the same four checks.

✓Telehealth coverage and benefits on the client's plan.
✓Place of service and modifier for that payer.
✓The coding setting and appointment type in TherapyNotes.
✓Current CMS or payer guidance when rules change.
What changes

What practices get from outsourcing TherapyNotes billing

The aim is a steady billing routine and a clear view of where each claim stands.

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Fewer repeat errors

Eligibility checks and charge review catch setup mistakes before the payer does.

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Open claims get an owner

A biller works each unpaid claim by payer and age, so balances stop sitting unnoticed.

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A clear view of billing status

Reports show what was submitted, paid, rejected, or still waiting.

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Fewer evenings on billing

Routine claim and posting work moves off your after-hours list.

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No software switch

You keep TherapyNotes, your clinical records, and your workflow.

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Access stays with you

You decide who logs in and what they can see, and you can change that at any time.

Why practices pick us

Why Mental Health Billing for your TherapyNotes work

We bill behavioral health, so the codes, authorization rules, and payer habits behind therapy, psychiatry, and psychological testing are familiar to our team. They already know how those services map onto TherapyNotes screens.

We tell you what is happening with your claims. Billed, pending, rejected, and stalled claims are listed in plain language, and when a problem needs your input, we ask for it right away.

No billing company controls what a payer decides, pays, or when. We can promise careful work, a documented process, and honest reporting on every claim we touch.

How we work

Careful billing, with updates in plain language.

  • Behavioral health billing workflows.
  • Charges reviewed against the notes.
  • Rejections, denials, and A/R followed to the end.
  • A direct question to you when we need a decision.
Common questions

TherapyNotes billing questions, answered

What practice owners ask before they hand off billing.

1. Do you work inside our TherapyNotes account?

Yes, in most cases. You create logins for our team and set what each one can see. Which billing tools appear depends on how your account is configured, and we confirm that during onboarding.

2. Do we have to change software or clearinghouses?

No. We work with TherapyNotes and the clearinghouse connection built into it. If a payer is not supported there, we file a CMS-1500 or use the payer's portal instead.

3. Does real-time eligibility cover every insurance company?

No. TherapyNotes checks a limited list of payers in real time. For everyone else we use the payer portal or a phone call, and we record the behavioral health benefit and any carve-out to a separate managed care company.

4. How do you handle secondary insurance?

Secondary claims can go out electronically from TherapyNotes once the primary ERA is posted and the secondary payer is enrolled for claims and ERA. We confirm both, send the claim, and post the second payment when it arrives.

5. What is the difference between a rejection and a denial?

A rejection is stopped before the payer processes the claim, usually over a data error, and TherapyNotes marks it Pending Resubmission. A denial comes back on the ERA after the payer has reviewed the claim. We fix and resubmit the first. We read the reason code on the second and appeal when the payer's policy supports it.

6. Can you work claims that went unpaid before we hired you?

Yes, while they are still inside the payer's timely filing and appeal limits. We review the aging report, sort claims by what is still recoverable, and tell you plainly about any that are past the deadline.

7. Can you bill for associate or supervised clinicians?

Where the payer allows it. Rules differ by payer and state, so we check each policy first, including how a supervised clinician must be listed on the claim, and bill only what the policy and the note support.

8. Do you handle private-pay and out-of-network clients?

Yes. We build superbills, run out-of-network benefit checks, and prepare statements for self-pay clients. Good Faith Estimates under the No Surprises Act belong with your compliance advisor.

9. Can you help with telehealth claims?

Yes. We match the place of service, modifiers, and the TherapyNotes telehealth coding setting to each payer's current rules.

10. How do we get started?

Ask for the free billing review. We look at your setup, rejection history, and open A/R, then explain what we would take on. If you move ahead, onboarding starts with account access and a review of your payers and balances.

Hand off the billing work

Get billing help from a team that knows TherapyNotes

You opened a practice to see clients, and evenings spent chasing payers were never part of that plan. If rejected claims or old balances are eating your time, send us a review request and we will look at your account with you.