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About Mental Health Billing

Behavioral Health Billing, Done With Precision.

A dedicated billing and coding team for psychiatry, therapy, and behavioral health practices. Based in Michigan and supporting providers nationwide.

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One Specialty.
Done Well.

Psychiatry, therapy, PHP, IOP, residential, and inpatient behavioral health billing is the work we focus on every day.

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Behavioral Health Focused Michigan-based team

Built Around the Details General Billing Teams Miss

Behavioral health is our specialty. We have focused exclusively on this area since 2021.

We started as a dedicated behavioral health billing team because general medical billers kept missing the details specific to this specialty.

Behavioral health billing involves time-based psychotherapy codes, session-count authorizations for IOP and PHP, telehealth place-of-service rules that can vary by payer, and additional confidentiality considerations for substance-use records under 42 CFR Part 2.

Since 2021, behavioral health billing and coding has been the only kind of billing we do. That specialization allows our team to understand the documentation, coding, authorization, payer, and follow-up issues that affect behavioral health claims.

Catch the Problem Before the Claim Goes Out

Many behavioral health claim problems come down to details that can be identified before submission.

A denied behavioral health claim does not necessarily mean treatment was not covered. The issue may be a missing start/stop time, an authorization that expired during an episode of care, or a telehealth modifier paired with the wrong place of service.

Those details matter. Our approach is built around identifying these issues before the claim reaches the payer, rather than waiting for the remittance advice to reveal them.

A More Focused Approach to Behavioral Health RCM

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Coding Precision

Claims are reviewed for the appropriate CPT time bracket, modifiers, and level of care before submission.

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Confidentiality First

PHI is handled through HIPAA-aligned, 42 CFR Part 2-aware workflows, with a signed BAA before access begins.

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One Specialty

Our work stays focused on psychiatry, therapy, PHP, IOP, residential, and inpatient behavioral health billing.

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A Named Contact

Each practice works with the same account lead who knows its payer mix and billing workflow.

How We Work With Your Practice

Our workflow is designed to keep eligibility, authorization, coding, claims, payments, and A/R follow-up connected.

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Assessment

We review your payer mix, current workflows, and aged claims while confirming access under a signed BAA.

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Eligibility & Authorization

Coverage, session limits, and authorization requirements are checked before visits, with authorized units tracked against approved counts.

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Coding & Submission

CPT and ICD-10 codes are assigned against the clinical documentation and claims are reviewed against applicable payer requirements.

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Posting & Follow-Up

Payments are posted line by line, denials are followed up, and aged claims are worked on a weekly cadence until resolution or documented closure.

Know What Is Happening With Your Revenue Cycle

Your practice receives a weekly report covering key revenue-cycle activity so important issues do not sit unseen.

A/R Aging Buckets
Denials Root Causes
Rate Collection Reporting
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Michigan Roots.
Nationwide Support.

Based in Canton, Michigan, with specialized knowledge of the payer environment Michigan behavioral health practices work with.

Local Payer Knowledge With Nationwide Reach

Our deepest expertise is in the payers Michigan practices actually deal with, including Michigan Medicaid Health Plans and the PIHP/CMHSP behavioral health carve-out.

That specialization also supports practices across the country, from solo therapists and psychiatrists to multi-provider clinics, IOP and PHP programs, and inpatient psychiatric units.

BCBSM Blue Care Network Priority Health HAP Meridian Molina Michigan Medicaid

Handled the Way Behavioral Health Data Should Be

Behavioral health records require careful handling. Our workflows are designed around privacy, access control, documentation, and secure handling of protected information.

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Signed BAA Before Access

A signed Business Associate Agreement is executed with every client and subcontractor before access.

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42 CFR Part 2-Aware Workflows

Substance-use records are handled with workflows designed around applicable confidentiality requirements.

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Encryption in Transit and at Rest

PHI is not sent through personal email and is handled through secure communication processes.

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Role-Based Access

Access is limited to assigned coders and billers, with access logged and reviewed.

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Annual HIPAA Training

Staff complete documented annual HIPAA training as part of our internal compliance process.

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Tested Breach Notification Procedure

A documented breach notification procedure is provided as part of client onboarding.

Behavioral Health Specialties We Bill For

Specialized billing support for providers and organizations across the behavioral health spectrum.

Talk to the Team That Will Actually Work Your Claims

See what specialized coding, authorization tracking, and denial follow-up can look like for your behavioral health practice.