Rates
Our fee for service is $150 per session for individuals, couples, and families.
Some providers offer discounts for clients who are paying for services fully out of pocket (i.e. private pay), including those who are uninsured, receiving non-covered services, or those who opt out of using their insurance. We do not provide superbills for discounted private pay services.
Some providers offer discounts for clients who are paying for services fully out of pocket (i.e. private pay), including those who are uninsured, receiving non-covered services, or those who opt out of using their insurance. We do not provide superbills for discounted private pay services.
Insurances We Accept
Blue Cross Blue Shield AL
Blue Choice (out of State Blue Cross Blue Shield plans)
PEEHIP, SEHIP
FepBlue
New Directions Behavioral Health
Anthem
Viva
Uprise
If you have an insurance plan that we don't accept, we're happy to provide you with a superbill to submit for potential reimbursement.
We encourage you to contact your insurance company to confirm your benefits by contacting the customer service line on the back of your insurance card. Clients are responsible for knowing the nature and limits of their own coverage and for the cost of services not covered by their insurance company.
We do not bill Medicare or Medicaid.
Blue Choice (out of State Blue Cross Blue Shield plans)
PEEHIP, SEHIP
FepBlue
New Directions Behavioral Health
Anthem
Viva
Uprise
If you have an insurance plan that we don't accept, we're happy to provide you with a superbill to submit for potential reimbursement.
We encourage you to contact your insurance company to confirm your benefits by contacting the customer service line on the back of your insurance card. Clients are responsible for knowing the nature and limits of their own coverage and for the cost of services not covered by their insurance company.
We do not bill Medicare or Medicaid.
Using Your Insurance Benefits for Therapy
Under mental health parity laws, insurers must provide equitable coverage for physical and mental health conditions. This means your insurer will cover the treatment of a mental health condition similar to a physical health condition (according to the terms of your specific plan) as long as it falls within the parameters they set re: medical necessity and delivery of services.
Individual Therapy
In order to use your insurance benefits for individual therapy, you must meet full criteria for a mental health diagnosis that your insurer considers medically necessary to treat (such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, etc.). You are considered the “identified patient” and treatment is focused on managing, improving, or resolving your mental health condition(s). If your diagnosis and/or treatment do not fall within the parameters set by your insurer, or you do not meet the criteria for any diagnosis, your services may not be covered.
Couples Therapy
Because the insurance model is set up for the medical care of individuals, services focused solely on improving a relationship (i.e. couples therapy) are not covered as there is no "identified patient" whose medical condition is being treated.
In couples therapy, the relationship is considered the "patient", and both partners (along with the therapist) work together to help the "patient" get better. Both partners' backgrounds, perspectives, and needs are accounted for in the work, and each holds privilege re: treatment participation and records. This is different than when a loved one attends a therapy session or sessions in support of the treatment of another individual's mental health diagnosis (i.e. family therapy). To bill for couple’s therapy in that way would be inaccurate and could even be considered fraudulent.
Individual Therapy
In order to use your insurance benefits for individual therapy, you must meet full criteria for a mental health diagnosis that your insurer considers medically necessary to treat (such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, etc.). You are considered the “identified patient” and treatment is focused on managing, improving, or resolving your mental health condition(s). If your diagnosis and/or treatment do not fall within the parameters set by your insurer, or you do not meet the criteria for any diagnosis, your services may not be covered.
Couples Therapy
Because the insurance model is set up for the medical care of individuals, services focused solely on improving a relationship (i.e. couples therapy) are not covered as there is no "identified patient" whose medical condition is being treated.
In couples therapy, the relationship is considered the "patient", and both partners (along with the therapist) work together to help the "patient" get better. Both partners' backgrounds, perspectives, and needs are accounted for in the work, and each holds privilege re: treatment participation and records. This is different than when a loved one attends a therapy session or sessions in support of the treatment of another individual's mental health diagnosis (i.e. family therapy). To bill for couple’s therapy in that way would be inaccurate and could even be considered fraudulent.
No Surprises Act of 2022
Under the No Surprises Act, clients who are paying out of pocket for services can receive a Good Faith Estimate from their provider. You may request an estimate of the expected charges for non-emergency health care by calling us at (334) 219-0049. We also provide a list of our current fees in our Practice Policies document that we send to all new clients, which will allow you to calculate anticipated costs of services.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, you can visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers or call 1-800-985-3059.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, you can visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers or call 1-800-985-3059.
AUBURN THERAPY ASSOCIATES, LLC
©2021
phone: 334-219-0049
fax: (334)454-3980
1716 Catherine Court, #1A
Auburn, AL 36830
[email protected]
©2021
phone: 334-219-0049
fax: (334)454-3980
1716 Catherine Court, #1A
Auburn, AL 36830
[email protected]