Fees & Insurance
Services
Joyce Martin provides counseling services for adults, couples, and families. Please note that Joyce Martin does not provide court-ordered assessment of adults or minors nor is she available to represent adults or minors in legal matters. If a client becomes involved in a divorce or custody dispute, Joyce can provide the client with a referral to a mental health professional for any evaluations or testimony required.
Fees
Payment is due at the time service is rendered, Cash and checks are accepted.
Insurance:
Prior to the first session, it is the client's responsibility to verify that his/her policy covers behavioral health costs and, if if so, the deductible & co-payment amounts and the number of sessions available. Also, some insurance policies require services to be preauthorized. Please provide Joyce Martin with an insurance authorization number prior to your first appointment if preauthorization is required. Many insurance policies will not accept claims for visits that occur before the preauthorization number has been assigned. Clients are responsible for paying the full fee for services rendered in cases where authorization is not in effect or in cases where the client exceeds the number of allowed sessions by the insurance policy.
Insurance Accepted:
Common Questions to Ask Your Insurance Provider
Joyce Martin provides counseling services for adults, couples, and families. Please note that Joyce Martin does not provide court-ordered assessment of adults or minors nor is she available to represent adults or minors in legal matters. If a client becomes involved in a divorce or custody dispute, Joyce can provide the client with a referral to a mental health professional for any evaluations or testimony required.
Fees
Payment is due at the time service is rendered, Cash and checks are accepted.
- Initial Intake Session: $125
- 50-minute Sessions (Adults, Couples and Families): $100
Insurance:
Prior to the first session, it is the client's responsibility to verify that his/her policy covers behavioral health costs and, if if so, the deductible & co-payment amounts and the number of sessions available. Also, some insurance policies require services to be preauthorized. Please provide Joyce Martin with an insurance authorization number prior to your first appointment if preauthorization is required. Many insurance policies will not accept claims for visits that occur before the preauthorization number has been assigned. Clients are responsible for paying the full fee for services rendered in cases where authorization is not in effect or in cases where the client exceeds the number of allowed sessions by the insurance policy.
Insurance Accepted:
- Beacon Healthcare
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- United Healthcare
Common Questions to Ask Your Insurance Provider
- Do I have behavioral health coverage?
- What is my behavioral health coverage deductible?
- How much of my behavioral health coverage deductible has already been met?
- How much is my co-pay?
- Does my co-pay change after a certain number of sessions? if so, to what?
- Do I have a certain number of sessions available per year or available based on some other period of time. If some other period of time, what are the details of this?
- Is authorization prior to the first session required?
- How do I get an authorization number?
- How many sessions are allowed for the authorization period? What is the time frame of the authorization period - a year or a certain number of months?
- Is re-authorization required once I use the allowed number of sessions or the allowed time frame expires?
Legal Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational purposes only and should not be used for diagnosis or treatment purposes.
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