Psychology Billing Services
Psychology Billing Services for Psychologists & Mental Health Practices in NY, NJ & CT
Psychology and mental health billing is one of the most complex and rapidly evolving areas in outsourced medical billing. Permanent telehealth parity for behavioral health, growing Medicare independence for licensed counselors and therapists, and the high administrative burden of mental health prior authorizations have created new revenue opportunities — alongside new compliance requirements — for psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and behavioral health clinics.
Billing Genies provides specialized psychology billing services to psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, and group behavioral health practices across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Our certified mental health billing specialists understand every documentation requirement and coding rule specific to psychology and psychiatric services — ensuring your practice is reimbursed fully and compliantly for every patient encounter.
Our Psychology Billing Services
Psychotherapy Session Billing
Individual psychotherapy is billed based on documented session duration. Accurate time documentation is essential — payers audit session times closely in behavioral health, and a mismatch between the documented time and the billed code is the single most common cause of psychotherapy claim denial. We review session documentation before every claim submission and apply interactive complexity add-on codes where clinically supported.
Psychiatric Evaluation & Medication Management Billing
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluations are billed differently depending on whether medical services such as medication prescribing are included in the encounter. Ongoing psychiatric medication management visits require careful selection between evaluation and management codes and psychotherapy add-on codes when therapy is provided in the same session. We apply the correct code combination precisely to maximize reimbursement and minimize compliance risk.
Psychological & Neuropsychological Testing Billing
Psychological and neuropsychological testing services are among the highest-value in psychology — and among the most frequently denied. We manage test administration code selection by hour and test type, physician interpretation coding, and the documentation of clinical indication that payers require to authorize and reimburse comprehensive testing batteries. Prior authorization is managed proactively to prevent testing denials.
Telehealth & Remote Mental Health Billing
Telehealth for behavioral health is now permanently reimbursed at parity with in-person services by Medicare and by most commercial payers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. We apply the correct place-of-service codes and modifiers for interactive video telehealth and audio-only services, ensuring your practice captures full reimbursement for every remote patient encounter.
Group Therapy & Intensive Outpatient Program Billing
Group psychotherapy and intensive outpatient program billing require precise documentation of group composition, therapist credentials, and session structure. IOP billing in particular involves facility-level codes that vary by payer and require documentation of program structure and therapeutic intensity. We manage all group and IOP billing with the rigor required to withstand payer audits.
Why Choose Billing Geinies for
Psychology Billing Services
Expertise in 2026 Medicare behavioral health billing including LMFT and LMHC independent billing rules
Telehealth parity billing with correct place-of-service codes and modifiers for all NY, NJ, and CT payers
Psychological and neuropsychological testing billing with clinical indication documentation support
Psychological and neuropsychological testing billing with clinical indication documentation support
Interactive complexity add-on code capture to maximize per-session reimbursement
HIPAA-compliant mental health billing with strict patient data confidentiality protocols
Credentialing and payer enrollment support for psychologists and therapists in NY, NJ, and CT
Our Process
Our Psychology Billing Process
Geographic
Serving Psychology Practices Across NY, NJ & CT
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
New York mental health practices benefit from some of the highest commercial reimbursement rates for psychotherapy in the country. We help NYC-area psychologists and therapists maximize these rates while managing the administrative complexity of NY Medicaid mental health billing, Medicaid Managed Care plan requirements, and the state’s mental health parity law.
New Jersey
New Jersey is one of the highest-reimbursement states for mental health services nationally. We help NJ psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and psychiatrists navigate Horizon BCBS NJ billing requirements, credentialing timelines, and the NJ state mental health parity law mandating equal insurance coverage for behavioral health services.
Connecticut
Connecticut has among the highest psychiatrist-to-population ratios in the US, creating a competitive mental health market where billing efficiency directly impacts practice sustainability. We support CT behavioral health providers with telehealth billing, HUSKY Health mental health claims, and the growing intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization program billing market in the state.
FAQs for Billing Genies
Why is the claim denial rate for psychology billing higher than other specialties?What does a medical billing company do?
Mental health billing involves session time-based codes, strict modifier requirements, prior authorization for testing and intensive services, and specific telehealth billing rules — any one of which, when applied incorrectly, results in a denial. Studies consistently show behavioral health denial rates significantly above the overall medical billing average. Specialized billing expertise that addresses each of these categories directly reduces denial frequency.
A medical billing company manages claim submissions, coding, and payments to help healthcare providers receive faster and more accurate reimbursements.
How does telehealth billing work for psychologists in New York in 2026?What does a medical billing company do?
Medicare permanently reimburses behavioral health telehealth at parity with in-person services. Most commercial payers in New York have also adopted permanent telehealth parity. Claims for interactive video telehealth use the telehealth place-of-service code. Audio-only services use a separate place-of-service code for patients without video access. Some Medicaid Managed Care plans require a specific modifier. Our team stays current with each payer’s exact requirements.
A medical billing company manages claim submissions, coding, and payments to help healthcare providers receive faster and more accurate reimbursements.
Can psychotherapy and medication management be billed on the same day?What does a medical billing company do?
Yes. When a psychiatrist or prescribing provider delivers both medication management and individual psychotherapy in the same session, the evaluation and management code is billed for the medication management component, and the appropriate psychotherapy add-on code is billed based on the documented therapy duration. Both services must be separately documented in the clinical note to support independent billing.
A medical billing company manages claim submissions, coding, and payments to help healthcare providers receive faster and more accurate reimbursements.
What documentation is needed for psychological testing to be reimbursed?What does a medical billing company do?
Payers require a documented clinical indication for the testing, identification of the specific tests selected and why, documentation of hours spent in administration and in interpretation separately, a written report with diagnostic impressions, and for most payers, prior authorization before the battery begins. Our team manages the authorization process and reviews documentation before every testing claim is submitted.
A medical billing company manages claim submissions, coding, and payments to help healthcare providers receive faster and more accurate reimbursements.
Are licensed therapists and counselors able to bill Medicare independently?What does a medical billing company do?
Yes. Licensed marriage and family therapists and licensed mental health counselors have been eligible to enroll as independent Medicare providers since January 2024 and can bill directly for psychotherapy and counseling services. Our team manages Medicare enrollment for eligible providers and ensures their claims are submitted correctly under their own provider numbers from the start.
A medical billing company manages claim submissions, coding, and payments to help healthcare providers receive faster and more accurate reimbursements.
