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slim:
Hi, what would be the best way to bill a couple's counseling? Both individuals see our therapists for theri individual sessions. They want to have a counseling session with both of their individual therapists (so two patients and two therapists). Is there a way that we can get credit for both therapists? One thought was if we bill as a group session, that rate will be better ($80 x 2 people) than billing one individual session ($120 x 1 person).

Thank you!

Michele:
You could also consider billing 90847 for family therapy, but that doesn't cover both counselors.  I haven't come across this before so I'm not sure??  If the therapists are in network and the services require auth, make sure that the auth covers this. 

slim:
Thanks, Michele. Do you think it's legitimate to bill the session as group and bill for two clients?

PMRNC:
No, you can only get credit for ONE session. Carrier's won't pay for two in the same day, nor can you bill for two professional components PER session.

rdmoore2003:
this is how we do it....
wife sees her counselor, husband sees his counselor (different than wifes)  if they need family therapy they see our marriage/family counselor and bills as 90847.   of course you will need to check with insurance to make sure family/marriage is covered.
90853 (group code) description is group psychotherapy (other than of a multiple-family group)

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