Fee for Services

If you choose to use insurance our office manager can confirm whether Paddock Counseling can bill your insurance company and you must confirm your coverage of behavioral health. If you choose to use insurance you should be aware that:

• Many insurance companies pay for only a certain number of sessions. While you can continue counseling beyond that time, you will be responsible for the fees.

• Insurance companies have policy guidelines for treatment which will guide the interventions used and the length of treatment.

• Your insurance company will require us to send them information regarding your sessions, limiting your confidentiality.

• Most insurance companies require that a diagnosis be made from the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual 5th edition  (DSM-5), which will become part of your health record.

• Your insurance company may require us to coordinate care with your Primary Care Physician, limiting your confidentiality.

• You are responsible to pay the full rate we have contracted with your insurance company until your deductible is met (if applicable). You are responsible for knowing what your deductible is and if it has been met.

• You are responsible for knowing your copay for mental health services, if applicable.

• Not all insurances will allow billing by interns. If you are seeing an intern, our office staff will let you know if you can use insurance. If you cannot, a sliding scale fee may be available.

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