Fees For Services 

General Fee Information
The introductory session is billed at $170 as a diagnostic session, records review, and for file origination.  Additional interview sessions are billed at $150/session (45 minutes) for consulting or counseling/psychotherapy, and at $160/hour (50 minutes) for medically necessary testing and report writing. 

Fees for Psycho-Educational Evaluations
This in-depth evaluation service requires 6 to 8 hours to complete, plus 2 to 6 hours of report writing time.  $170 is charged for the first session, including file origination, and evaluation planning.  The remaining charge is currently $1300.  Payment may be made by cash, check, or debit/credit card, including Visa, Mastercard, and Discover.   No insurance information is collected for psycho-educational testing, since such testing is heavily educational in nature, and is not covered by insurance. 

Insurance
Dr. Roberson is currently on panels for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Great West, and for Humana.  When insurance is used, the patient or parents of child patients are expected to pay the assigned copay at the time of service.  But if insurance is to directly reimburse the family, as when Dr. Roberson is not on an insurance panel, full payment is expected at the time of service. 

When insurance is not used at all, the patient/family and therapist determine all treatment and evaluation needs.  For example, psycho-educational evaluations are not covered by insurance, and planning for such evaluations is a family and evaluator issue.  In such cases, no insurance contacts are made by the office staff, no third-party forms are completed, no insurance billing is done, and no diagnosis is released to an insurance company.   Patients or parents of child patients are responsible for all non-insurance fees at the time of service, except for psycho-educational evaluations.  
 
Special Fee Information
Special arrangements with employers, agencies, or churches are sometimes made for reduced rates or for third-party payments, when patients consult with such organizations first, and then with Dr. Roberson.  Controversial cases involving questions of child visitation, depositions, court appearances, and school visits are billed at $200/hour (45 minutes), with a minimum of $200.  Brief telephone conversations are not billed, but the regular hourly rate may apply to some telephone sessions for lengthy therapeutic calls.  When Dr. Roberson is asked to read lengthy articles/records, the patient may be billed at the regular hourly rate. 

Also see: http://therapist.psychologytoday.com/34016