Common use of Billing and Fees Clause in Contracts

Billing and Fees. The charge for psychological evaluation services is 160 dollars an hour to include administering, scoring, interpreting, record review and report writing. Insurance companies will generally cover a portion of the cost of psychological evaluations if it is determined that the assessment is medically necessary. We will gladly bill your insurance carrier for the service. However, it is important that you verify your insurance benefits with you carrier because you are ultimately responsible for the cost of the assessment. You should also be aware that most insurance companies require you to authorize me to provide them with a clinical diagnosis. Sometimes we are required to provide additional clinical information such as treatment plans or summaries. This information will become part of the insurance company files and will probably be stored in a computer. Though all insurance companies claim to keep such information confidential, we have no control over what they do with it once it is in their hands. If a third-party is responsible for payment, this will be determined before the assessment takes place. The role of each party will be clarified at the outset, including access to the final report. If it is determined that you are responsible for the cost of the evaluation the final report will not be released until payment has been received in full.