Costs
Therapy sessions for children are typically 30 minutes long, at a cost of $70 per session. This seems to be the sweet spot for attention and participation.
Therapy sessions for older teens and adults are either 45 minutes long at a cost of $105 per session or 30 minutes at a cost of $70 per session.
All intake appointments cost $140 for a 45-minute appointment. Pediatric intakes include a parent conference during this time to explain what is going on and come up with a plan. If you would like formal testing or a written report, the cost is based on the amount of the clinician's time that is used.
Therapy sessions for older teens and adults are either 45 minutes long at a cost of $105 per session or 30 minutes at a cost of $70 per session.
All intake appointments cost $140 for a 45-minute appointment. Pediatric intakes include a parent conference during this time to explain what is going on and come up with a plan. If you would like formal testing or a written report, the cost is based on the amount of the clinician's time that is used.
We are out-of-network providers with all insurance companies. Why?
- Efficacy: Out-of-network providers are motivated to provide a higher level of service, which means faster progress for you. This results in less therapy visits overall and a higher level of achievement.
- Independence: Insurance companies limit the number of sessions an individual can have and what can be worked on in therapy. We don't believe insurance companies should have the right to restrict the intervention a person receives.
- Privacy: We are not obligated to share anything about diagnosis and treatment with your insurance company, school, or anyone else.
- Freedom: We have the freedom to provide service not only when an individual is behind, but also to get them ahead.
Your insurance may still cover services, and it may be cheaper than seeing an in-network provider.
You will need to check if your insurance has out of network benefits. These are often found with PPO plans.
Here is how it works to use out-of-network insurance benefits:
1. You pay the therapy cost (typically $70). This is done by automatically charging your card each time you have an appointment.
2. We provide superbills and invoices on the 10th of each month for the previous month.
3. You provide the superbills to your insurance company, as instructed by them.
4. They pay you the amount corresponding to your insurance plan. Only your insurance company can determine this, and you have the right to ask them.
Our clients find that what we do is so effective that it’s well worth the extra step of submitting for reimbursement. Many are even paying less than they would for an in-network provider.
Example with average amounts from our experience when we were in-network providers:
The client has a $30 copay for speech therapy and 30 visits allowed per year. This is a common speech therapy benefit through a good insurance plan. Total cost of 50 sessions (i.e., 1x weekly) for services costing $30 for the first 30 visits and then $70 per visit after the 30 visits allowed by insurance was $2,300. However, this client comes 2x weekly, as many children need to do. They were paying $5,800 per year while we were in-network with their insurance company. Now that we are out-of-network, the client is reimbursed 70% for sessions costing $70 each time. The total cost after the 70% reimbursement is $2,100, which is far less than the $5,800 per year for in-network services. The situation has been similar for about 75% of our clients. Even better, the insurance company isn't dictating what the child can work on and has no access to the child's records.
You will need to check if your insurance has out of network benefits. These are often found with PPO plans.
Here is how it works to use out-of-network insurance benefits:
1. You pay the therapy cost (typically $70). This is done by automatically charging your card each time you have an appointment.
2. We provide superbills and invoices on the 10th of each month for the previous month.
3. You provide the superbills to your insurance company, as instructed by them.
4. They pay you the amount corresponding to your insurance plan. Only your insurance company can determine this, and you have the right to ask them.
Our clients find that what we do is so effective that it’s well worth the extra step of submitting for reimbursement. Many are even paying less than they would for an in-network provider.
Example with average amounts from our experience when we were in-network providers:
The client has a $30 copay for speech therapy and 30 visits allowed per year. This is a common speech therapy benefit through a good insurance plan. Total cost of 50 sessions (i.e., 1x weekly) for services costing $30 for the first 30 visits and then $70 per visit after the 30 visits allowed by insurance was $2,300. However, this client comes 2x weekly, as many children need to do. They were paying $5,800 per year while we were in-network with their insurance company. Now that we are out-of-network, the client is reimbursed 70% for sessions costing $70 each time. The total cost after the 70% reimbursement is $2,100, which is far less than the $5,800 per year for in-network services. The situation has been similar for about 75% of our clients. Even better, the insurance company isn't dictating what the child can work on and has no access to the child's records.