I am fascinated by how much money it takes to be allowed to talk with someone for an hour.
Diagnostic Assessment: Masters/CADC: 139, PhD: $185, MD: $247
Individual, couples, family therapy: CADC/Masters: 124/hr, PhD: $165/hr, MD: $216/hr
My insurance only wants to allow $80 on individual therapy. So the agency has to eat the rest of the price. Is that how most people's insurance is? My insurance seems to always negotiate a cheaper price than the sticker price. Does that make the sticker price for self-paying people higher? Does the uninsured have to pay the sticker price or go somewhere else?
Group therapy: CADC/Masters: $57/hr
Neuropsychology Testing: PhD: $242/hr
Medication check (15 minutes): MD: $113
I think my insurance only allows $98.90 for a medication check. Again the agency has to eat the difference. Is this normal?
Medication check (20-30 minutes): MD: $144
Intensive outpatient program: $175/day
Intensive outpatient program-eating disorders: $200/day
Psychologcal Testing: PhD: $242/hr The price list is probably out of date because I received when I first met the T in November of 2005.
My co-pay on the MD's 15 minute medication check is $19.78 while the therapy co-pay (Masters) is $26. Does any of your insurance companies seem to encourage medication over therapy? I think mine does. They limit the number of therapy session but don't limit Pdoc medication checks.
My insurance allows 30 sessions a year and makes you pay for the first $500 dollars (deductable). What is some of your insurance benefits like on mental health?