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Insurance & Billing Resources for Tele-Assessment

Insurance and Billing Resources for Tele-Assessment during COVID-19

For excellent, up-to-the-minute information about psychological and neuropsychological tele-assessment, please refer to the website of the Inter Organizational Practice Committee: https://iopc.online/
How to do psychological testing via telehealth, from APA: https://www.apaservices.org/practice/reimbursement/health-codes/testing/psychologicaltelehealth
Risk Management for Teleneuropsychology webinar: https://www.nationalregister.org/education-training/webinars/risk-management-webinar2/
The International Neuropsychological Society is also offering a free 2-hour webinar on tele-assessment on their website: https://www.the-ins.org/specialannouncements/covid-19/

AETNA

Aetna will reimburse for tele-assessment. Link to policy as of 4/8/20: https://www.aetna.com/content/dam/aetna/pdfs/health-care-professionals/bhtelevideo-service-codes-covid-19.pdf

BEACON

Beacon will reimburse for tele-assessment for most plans and members. Link to policy as of 3/25/20: https://s21151.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Businesssupport-FAQs-for-providers.pdf

CIGNA

Cigna indicated on 4/8/20 their intent to reimburse for tele-assessment but has not yet issued documentation to this effect. This will be posted here when available.

MAGELLAN

Magellan will reimburse for tele-assessment by video (NOT phone only). Link to FAQ as of 4/8/20: http://www.magellanprovider.com/media/154064/covid_qa.pdf

MEDICARE

Medicare will reimburse for tele-assessment by video (NOT by phone only). Link to APA hub with updates on CMS policy: https://www.apaservices.org/practice/clinic
Neuropsychological and psychological testing during COVID-19, from APA 4/8/20: https://www.apaservices.org/practice/clinic/covid-19-neuropsychologicalpsychological-testing
Also see IOPC for detailed summary of Medicare billing for tele-assessment: https://iopc.online/

OPTUM

Optum will reimburse for phone only and video tele-assessment. Link to policy as of 4/8/20: https://www.providerexpress.com/content/opeprovexpr/us/en/COVID-19_Provider_Updates/COVID-19-Telehealth-Policiesfor-Assessment-Services.html

New Hampshire Psychological Association

PO Box 1492 | Dover, NH 03821

Phone- 603-415-0451
office@nhpsychology.org

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