Therapy Types and Duration

Our  approach to therapy is a combination of empathetic skills, humor, and a non-judgmental pscyhodynamic approach coupled with evidence based strategies such as cognitive behavioral therapy. The duration of treatment is highly variable and depends on many factors, including the goals you have, your experience with therapy and the challenges we are managing. You may benefit from a number of different therapeutic strategies and techniques.

Therapy Appointments

Our services are by appointment only.  We normally conduct an evaluation that will last from 2 to 4 sessions.  These sessions are approximately 60 minutes in duration. During this time, you can decide if we are the best fit to provide the services you need in order to meet your goals.  We will then form a schedule that would best suit your needs. Subsequent sessions are approximately 45 minutes. 

Fees and Insurance

Dr DiBenedetto Psychology Group, accepts some medical insurance. For those that we do not accept we are considered an “out-of-network provider”. So in the event we do not accept your insurance, you may be eligible for direct reimbursement upon submitting the necessary information to your insurance company. Please contact us for further details.

Dr. DiBenedetto Psychology Group contracts with a secure, HIPPA-compliant online service, which allows us to submit claims directly to your insurance company.  This streamlines the process and makes things much easier for you.

Payment

We accept cash, check, or credit/debit cards, although checks are preferred. Cards that we accept include American Express, Discover, Mastercard, or Visa. We also accept payment through a health savings account credit card. Payment is due at the end of each session and a statement is provided for you to submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement.

Insurance Coverage:

Prior to making an appointment, we encourage all clients to directly contact their insurance provider about your out-of-network benefits as each insurance company has different procedures and reimbursement rates. In terms of testing, we will help patients obtain prior authorization if necessary.

Here are the questions you should ask your insurance company to find out about your specific coverage:

• Call your insurance company (ask for the behavioral health or mental health department), and tell them you will be seeing an out of network provider for a psychiatric diagnostic interview and therapy.
• It is useful to get a reference number for your call.
• We suggest that you ask them the following:
  1. Do I have any out-of network benefits?
  2. Do I have a deductible I need to meet and what is it? How much have I met already?
  3. What will I get reimbursed at an hourly rate for the codes, CPT 90791, 90837 and 90834? (CPT 90791 is the code for the first two diagnostic visits and CPT 90834 and 90837 are the codes for therapy sessions).
     • If they say, for example, they will cover 80% of what is customary and reasonable after the deductible is met, ask what is customary and reasonable for each of those CPT codes or if our practice’s prices fall in the range.
     • They typically ask for a zip code for this information. Use our practice’s zip code which is 07701.
  4. How do I submit out-of-network statements?