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Therapist Medical Billing Services

August 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Insurance billing support for therapists and behavioral health practices.

Therapists often want to focus on their clients—not spend evenings checking claim status, correcting rejections and following up with insurance companies.

Mental Health Medical Billers provides specialized billing services for therapists and therapy practices.

Who We Serve

We work with practices and providers including:

  • LCSWs
  • LPCs
  • LMFTs
  • Clinical counselors
  • Licensed therapists
  • Behavioral health practices
  • Group therapy practices
  • Telehealth therapists

Therapist Billing Services

Our services include:

  • Eligibility verification
  • Benefits verification
  • Claims submission
  • Claim tracking
  • Denial management
  • A/R follow-up
  • Payment posting
  • ERA processing
  • Patient balance workflows
  • Insurance follow-up
  • Reporting

Common Therapist Billing Problems

Therapists may encounter:

  • Insurance eligibility changes
  • Incorrect member information
  • Claims rejected by the clearinghouse
  • Denied psychotherapy claims
  • Authorization requirements
  • Timely filing issues
  • Incorrect rendering provider information
  • Telehealth billing issues
  • Unpaid claims
  • Patient balance confusion

Psychotherapy Billing

Psychotherapy services are commonly billed using time-based CPT codes, and the applicable code depends on the service performed and documented.

CMS provides Medicare guidance for psychotherapy services and identifies the applicable psychotherapy code families.

The correct code and payer requirements should always be determined from the current coding rules and the actual service/documentation.

Therapist Credentialing

We can also assist therapists with insurance credentialing and enrollment.

Credentialing may include:

  • CAQH
  • NPI
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Commercial insurance
  • Group enrollment
  • Recredentialing
  • Demographic updates

Don't Let Insurance Billing Take Over Your Practice

Your time is better spent providing care and growing your practice.

Our role is to manage the administrative billing work behind the scenes.

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Last reviewed: September 2026. Payer requirements vary by insurance plan, state and provider type.

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