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Latest guides

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Denial Management in Medical Billing: Process, Codes, Appeals

A practical guide to denial management in medical billing: the five-step process, the reason codes that recur, Medicare appeal windows and how to decide who should work your denials.

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Front-desk team at a behavioral health clinic reviewing an intake form with a consent checklist

Behavioral Health Patient Registration: Prevent Intake Denials

The data, authorizations and consent to capture at intake, when to repeat the checks, and whether registration belongs in-house or outsourced.

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Front desk staff member checking an insurance card against a behavioral health benefits checklist

Behavioral Health Eligibility Verification: Carve-Outs, Limits, Auth

What a behavioral health practice should confirm beyond active coverage: who administers the benefit, visit limits, authorization, telehealth and consent for substance use records.

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Clinic team comparing an in-house billing desk and a remote billing partner on a whiteboard

Behavioral Health Billing Services: How to Choose an RCM Partner

What behavioral health billing services should cover, how 42 CFR Part 2 and the BAA apply to a vendor, and how in-house, outsourced and hybrid models compare.

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Friendly clinic front desk with a calendar, claims board and patient tiles on one screen

Practice Management Software: How to Choose for Your Clinic

A buyer’s guide to practice management software: which features to test in a demo, what to ask about HIPAA and BAAs, and how to migrate data and train staff.

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CPT Code for Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment Guide

How to choose between 97161, 97162 and 97163, when 97164 applies, how timed treatment units work, and what the record needs to defend each claim.

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Illustration of three bills for one ECT treatment day: psychiatrist, anesthesia and facility

CPT Code for ECT: 90870 Billing, Anesthesia and Documentation

What CPT 90870 covers, how anesthesia code 00104 is billed, and which payer, place-of-service and E/M checks to run before an ECT claim goes out.

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Billing team member checking a chart note for the four parts of CPT 96127 documentation

CPT 96127 Documentation: What to Chart to Get Paid

What a chart note must show for CPT 96127, how units and modifier 25 work, where Medicare G0444 fits, and what to check when a claim is denied.

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Lab tube rack beside a checklist and clipboard for matching a CBC order to a diagnosis code

CBC ICD-10 Code: What Supports Medical Necessity

How to choose a CBC ICD-10 code that matches the note, what Medicare’s Blood Counts rule says, and how to triage a denied CBC claim.

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Behavioral Health Coding Cheat Sheet: CPT Codes and Modifiers

A sourced one-page reference for psychotherapy CPT codes, time ranges, add-on codes and telehealth place of service and modifiers, plus how to turn it into a desk sheet your team trusts.

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Therapist with two parents and an empty chair beside a clock, illustrating the 90846 CPT code time range

90846 CPT Code Time Range: The 26-Minute Rule Explained

How many minutes you need for 90846, who may attend, and which payer limits to check before you bill family psychotherapy without the patient.

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Prescriber at a desk with two stacked note cards labeled medical visit and therapy

90836 CPT Code: Psychotherapy Add-On With E/M, Time Rules

The 90836 CPT code pairs a 38 to 52 minute psychotherapy block with an E/M visit. Here are the time, pairing, same-day and documentation rules, and where payers add limits.

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