How fees work
The answers to what almost everyone asks before the first session.
Insurance we work with
Respite takes some commercial PPO plans; we do not take Medicare or Medicaid. If your plan is not one of them, you can pay yourself and ask for a receipt for reimbursement. If you are looking for someone who bills your plan, we are glad to give you colleagues' names.
Some commercial PPO plans
No Medicare or Medicaid
If you pay yourself
Payment is taken at the end of each session, by card, including HSA and FSA cards. There is no contract and nothing to pay in advance. The fee depends on the kind of session and its length: 60 minutes for the first, 50 for an individual session and 80 for a couple or family session. We give it to you in writing before you start. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are open; ask how to request one. We ask for 24 hours' notice to change an appointment.
Receipts for reimbursement
Each month we give you an itemized receipt (a superbill) with the dates and the kind of session, to send to your plan, which may reimburse part of out-of-network care. It carries a diagnosis code that your insurer can see. Your plan decides whether it reimburses anything; ask it before you start.
An estimate in advance
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate in writing before care starts. We give you one before the first session. If your final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
Your rights, at cms.gov/nosurprisesChecking your benefits
Before the first session we check your mental health benefits with your plan and tell you in writing what it covers and what you would pay. You give us your plan details by phone, not through this site.
What the first visit includes
It lasts 60 minutes. Your therapist explains how they work, the limits of confidentiality and the possible risks and benefits of therapy, and listens. At the end, the two of you decide whether to continue.
Your first session
More about fees
Do you take my insurance?
We take some commercial PPO plans; we do not take Medicare or Medicaid. If your plan is not one of them, you can pay yourself and we give you an itemized receipt in case your plan reimburses. Before the first session we check your benefits.
What is a superbill and how do I use it?
It is a monthly receipt with the dates, the kind of session and a diagnosis code. You send it to your plan, which decides whether to reimburse anything. Ask your plan before you start, because reimbursement depends on your plan.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate in writing before care starts. We give you one before the first session. If your final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
How do fees work, and can I use an HSA or FSA card?
The fee depends on the kind of session and its length, and we give it to you in writing before you start. You pay at the end of each session, by card; we do accept HSA and FSA cards. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are open.
A question about your plan?
Call or write to us before the first session and we will check your benefits.