Red Deer Provider's Fees and Pay What You Can Services
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Dr. Saxby's Fees*
First appointment (intake session):
$250: 60 minutes
Therapy sessions:
$220: 45 minutes
$250: 60 minutes
$350: 90 minutes
Dr. Shollenbarger's Fees
First appointment (intake session):
$220: 60 minutes
Therapy sessions:
$190: 45 minutes
$220: 60 minutes
*Red Deer's Pay What You Can Model
Red Deer Sleep and Health Psychology is committed to increasing access to high quality health psychology services to all who might benefit. That is why a minimum of 25% of all appointment slots are reserved as Pay What You Can. Your intake and session fees will be agreed upon prior to your first appointment. We know that your annual income does not always reflect financial health, so no proof of income or invasive questions will be requested. If all Pay What You Can slots are taken, we will provide names of low-cost resources. If Red Deer is a good fit for you, you could also be added to a waitlist if appropriate. Please contact us prior to scheduling an appointment to inquire about Pay What You Can availability at Red Deer.
Fee changes:
We will periodically raise our fees with 3 months advance notice.
No Surprises Act: Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees. Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
Cancellation & Missed Appointment Policy
Scheduled appointments that are not cancelled within 48 hours or that are missed will be charged the full session fee.
Insurance (Out of Network)
Psychologists at Red Deer currently operate on a fee-for-service model and are out-of-network providers. Some insurance plans will cover a portion of the session fee, once your deductible has been met. How it works is this: you will pay your psychologist directly for your session and, if you’d like to be reimbursed by your insurance, we will provide you a receipt to submit to your insurance company.
If you would like to investigate the possibility of reimbursement for out-of-network coverage, please check your policy carefully and ask the following questions of your insurance provider:
-Do I have behavioral health or mental health benefits? Does my particular plan have an out-of-network benefit?
-Do I have a deductible, how much is it, and has it been met?
-After my deductible is met, what percentage of the fee does my plan cover?
-How many mental health sessions per calendar year does my insurance plan cover?
-Do I need an authorization to begin outpatient therapy?
-Is approval required from my primary care physician?
-How do I access the form(s) needed to submit a request for reimbursement?
Payment
Payment for services is an important part of any professional relationship. Payment for our services is due at the beginning of each session. We will provide you with a receipt for services, which you may be able to submit to your insurance for out-of-network reimbursement. You can use money from all three types of health spending accounts – health savings accounts (HSAs); health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs); and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) – to pay for sessions. Oftentimes, such health spending accounts have debit cards that can be used to pay for services. You can also pay with cash or your personal credit/debit card and have your health spending account reimburse you. Please note that it is always your responsibility to pay our full agreed upon fee for services at the time they are rendered.
