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The Unexpected Burden of Billing for Small Behavioral Health Practices

Billing often becomes one of the biggest administrative burdens for solo and small behavioral health practices. Many such practices begin with a do-it-yourself approach, only to find that managing claims, denials, and payments takes their focus away from clinical and…

Allister LiberatoJune 18, 2025

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Unblock Your Growth: Valant’s Claim Assist Transforms Behavioral Health Billing

Imagine a digital billing agent that could reduce your charge review time by an average of 50 percent. What would you save in resources if your staff didn’t have to manually review billing charges? What would a higher rate of…

Allister LiberatoApril 8, 2025

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Understanding the New Mental Health Parity Rule: Implications for Behavioral Health Practices

The Biden administration announced a finalized Mental Health Parity Rule on September 9, 2024, bringing significant changes to how insurers cover mental health care. The new rule, intended to update and expand the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity…

Andrew SchatzbergNovember 7, 2024

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ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status, Unspecified 2025 – 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 30, 2024

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ICD-10 Code for Suicidal Ideation 2024 – 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 28, 2024

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5 Practice Policies that Help Maintain Large Practice Success

Running a large behavioral health practice comes with a unique set of challenges. Balancing the volume of patients and the diversity of cases along with the complexities of operational management and staff coordination requires well-defined practice policies. Implementing effective practice…

Andrew SchatzbergJuly 5, 2024

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What Your Private Practice Operating Budget Should Look Like

Navigating New Challenges For behavioral health practitioners starting their own private practice, navigating the financial side can often be daunting. After all, they've trained and specialized in behavioral health, not accounting. Understanding the intricacies of budgeting and financial planning for…

Andrew SchatzbergMay 3, 2024

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3 Ways to Get Credentialed with Insurance Companies

Insurance credentialing is an important, intricate process that results in you becoming a “paneled,” in-network provider for a health insurance plan. Credentialing can help your behavioral health practice bring in more patients and more revenue, but it can take several…

Andrew SchatzbergMay 2, 2024

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Transitioning to In-House Billing for Mental Health Services

For behavioral health practices, transitioning to in-house billing for mental health services can be extremely beneficial. In-house billing can boost efficiency, reduce spending, improve revenue streams, and simplify compliance—even with ever-evolving regulations. Many providers outsource their billing, especially if they…

Andrew SchatzbergMarch 2, 2024

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