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​Fees & Insurance

Credit: James Green

Unfortunately, the US health care system is not well designed. It is built around private insurance companies which have a tendency to generate bureaucratic obstacles to treatment rather than maximize long-term patient care, particularly in the area of mental health. Consequently, ​like many private psychiatry practices, Apraku Psychiatry does not participate in insurance networks or bill carriers directly.

Instead, we provide a "superbill" to patients on request. Signed by the doctor, this document contains details regarding diagnosis and treatment. Certain insurance plans (e.g. PPOs) will accept such documentation in support of claims for out-of-network benefits. To check your plan provides such benefits, quote the following CPT codes to your insurance carrier:
- initial evaluations: 99204 & 90838,
- follow-ups: 99214 & 90833.​

​We ask that new patients provide valid payment details when booking their first appointment. All major cards, including HSA/FSA cards, are accepted. Payment details are vaulted securely by our payments processor: we do not hold them directly.

Your payment method will be pre-authorized in advance of each appointment and charged afterwards as follows: 
- For a 75-minute initial evaluation, we charge $450.
- Follow-up appointments with established patients who joined the practice after June 2021 last half an hour and cost $220.
- Our practice policies provide for a 50% charge in case of late cancellation or no-show (including when the patient is not physically located in the state listed on the intake form).