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Rama Gerig, LCSW, FSW, SEP, LLC

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Trauma & Recovery Specialist

Trauma & Recovery Specialist Trauma & Recovery Specialist

PolyVagal and Trauma

Deb Dana Explains....

"Earth will be safe when we feel in us enough safety..." Thich Nhat Hanh

PolyVagal Theory and Trauma – Deb Dana The Weekend University

Befriending your Nervous System

Deb Dana has mastered the art of explaining the concept of pklyvagal and trauma, so I use her material as a baseline to introduce my clients to our work....

Deb Dana: Befriending Your Nervous System Sounds True

. How Somatic Experience Practice meets PolyVagal

What is Pendulation in Somatic Experiencing® with Peter A Levine, PhD 

Insurance Coverage

Additional Information

Step 1. Find out what your out-of-network coverage is. 

  • Grab your insurance card. If your card states PPO or POS, call the number on the back. If you see several numbers to call and one of them says “BH”, that stands for “Behavioral Health” so we’d recommend starting with that phone number. Be ready to read out some of the numbers on the front of the card. If your card says HMO, you likely do not have out-of-network benefits.
  • Ask the following questions:
    • “Do I have out-of-network coverage for behavioral health?” This question will tell you whether or not out-of-network therapy is covered by your insurance plan.
    • “What deductible do I need to meet before you will start reimbursing?” This will tell you how much you need to pay out of pocket before they will start paying you back for some of the session cost. Deductibles vary widely. Some people might have a deductible of $250 where someone else will have a deductible of $8,000. Either way, this is super helpful to know because they will start paying you back once you reach that mark. Even if you weren’t originally planning to use insurance, it might still be worth working towards meeting your deductible so you can get money back when you meet that amount.
    • "What percent do you cover?” It could be more or less, but the answer is often 50-80% of what they call “allowable” reimbursement. Basically, every insurance company has this secret number of what they will cover. So as an example, my practice might provide a service to you for $285, but your insurance company will say, “ok, got it. Our allowable reimbursement is based off of $190. So we’ll pay you 60% of $190 and not 60% of $225.” Why? Insurance has their way of setting up their systems, so I can't answer that for you, but at the end of the day, in the above example, you’d still be getting a check for $135 back for each session. Cutting your cost for therapy sessions down each session once you receive your reimbursement.

Step 2. Download Reimbursify

  • Download the Reimbursify app.
    • Others have found the Reimbursify app to make things as easy as possible for you (they do charge $2.99 a claim), but you can always contact your insurance company to learn their unique process to submit an out-of-network claim.


Step 3. Tell your therapist you need a “superbill” 

  • You will then receive a document called a “superbill” every month. This is basically a special kind of invoice that lists specific information on the type of service you received, by which clinician, and with what diagnosis. You can’t be covered by insurance without a diagnosis that they are willing to cover for. We can talk privately about what diagnosis would fit your experience. I send superbills on the 10th of each month but you can always request as needed. 


Step 4. Upload your superbill to Reimbursify. It takes about 2-ish minutes.

  • They will make everything super easy for you. Once you upload a superbill for the first time (it takes about 2-5 minutes), you’re set.
  • After submitting for the first time, you can just click “clone” or duplicate and it’ll cut your submission time down to about 30 seconds.


NO MORE STEPS!

  • You’ve now learned how to submit out-of-network benefits. Once you hit your deductible, your insurance company will start mailing reimbursement checks to your mailing address. 




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