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2022 List of ICD-10 Codes for Mental Health

The ICD-10-CM is an international system used by healthcare providers to standardize diagnoses, procedures, and other health information. Familiarity with the codes related to mental health can help providers diagnose patients correctly and efficiently. We've provided this list of ICD-10…

Andrew SchatzbergSeptember 26, 2022

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Security of Integrated Credit Card Processing vs. Standalone

The security of your patients’ sensitive information is of utmost importance, and it’s not limited to treatment records. If you accept payment via credit or debit card, as most practices do, you must also protect your patients’ payment information. The…

Andrew SchatzbergSeptember 10, 2022

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Beginner’s Guide to Online Billing for Behavioral Health

If you’ve never used online billing for behavioral health practices before, you probably have a lot of questions about how the process works and whether it’s right for your practice. You’ll also need to know how to set up online…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 25, 2022

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder ICD 10 – F41.1

Generalized Anxiety Disorder ICD 10 The 2022 updates to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM) have given clinicians more precision in coding for anxiety disorders. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and unspecified anxiety disorder were both previously coded as 300.00…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 23, 2022

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What is EHR Integrated Credit Card Processing?

The ability to process credit card payments is a must for any behavioral health clinic because of the number of clients who prefer to pay via credit, debit, HSA, or other type of card. Clients not only want the option…

Andrew SchatzbergAugust 5, 2022

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ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status, Unspecified – R41.82

ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 code for Altered Mental Status. Altered mental status, unspecified (R41.82) is a billable ICD-10 diagnostic code under HIPAA regulations from October 1, 2020, to September 30,…

Odd DogJuly 27, 2022

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TCPA Compliance for Patient Communications

Automating patient outreach from appointment reminders to prescription updates can save your behavioral health practice time and reduce costs. It's also what today's patients have come to expect. From appointment reminders to prescription updates, people rely on timely, personalized messages…

Andrew SchatzbergJuly 21, 2022

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ICD-10 Code for Suicidal Ideation – R45.851

ICD-10 Code for Suicidal Ideation In this blog post, Valant discusses the ICD-10 code for suicidal ideation, or when a patient is seriously considering or has a plan to end their life. The ICD-10 code for suicidal ideation is R45.851,…

Odd DogJuly 18, 2022

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How to Be Successful at Doing Your Own Billing for Your Practice

If you’ve decided to handle billing for your behavioral health practice in-house, congratulations! You’ve started a journey that will give you more control over your business finances and grow your management skills. Yes, mental health billing can seem daunting at…

Andrew SchatzbergJuly 14, 2022

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The Impact of Implementing Good Billing Practices at Your Behavioral Health Practice

Behavioral health practitioners must be adept at medical billing in order to survive, whether that means billing in-house or vetting and partnering with a competent third party to manage it for you. Good billing practices can make the difference between…

Andrew SchatzbergJune 29, 2022