I'm sure you're capable of doing your own billing. Many therapists do, especially when they're starting out. The question isn't whether you can. It's whether it's the best use of your time.
It only takes one denial. A single denied claim can mean hours on the phone with an insurance company: waiting on hold, getting transferred, explaining the claim again, and sometimes calling back the next day. Depending on the denial, it may not even be your fault. Insurers make mistakes too, and someone still has to sort them out.
Your time has a dollar value. Think about one hour spent on hold with an insurance company. If you'd spent that hour in session with a client instead, it could be worth $100 to $150 to your practice. Or, if growing your practice is your goal, that's time and energy you could put into building it. A few denials a month adds up quickly, and that's before entering claims, posting payments and checking what's still unpaid.
What outsourcing gives you back: more hours for clients, for growing your practice, or for your evenings and weekends; steady cash flow, with claims that go out clean and on time and denials worked right away; and peace of mind, knowing someone who knows mental health billing is keeping an eye on every claim.
Billing with EllBee: I work with TherapyNotes, SimplePractice, Sessions Health and Tebra. If you prefer, you can send your sessions in an Excel sheet or document and I'll submit them through Tebra. I handle the insurance follow-up, so you never sit on hold. And you only pay for billing when you get paid.
Ready to get your time back? Get in touch through my contact form.
