Resources
Practical resources for the business side of behavioral health.
Plain-language guides, a billing-code reference, and the authoritative sources practice leaders actually use — to read the operational problem clearly before deciding what to do next.
Guides & references
Practical articles and a billing-code reference for behavioral health practices — denials, A/R, credentialing timelines, and the codes you bill most.
Behavioral Health CPT & Code Reference
The psychotherapy, E/M, testing, telehealth, and timely-filing codes behavioral health practices use most — in one place.
Denial Management Workflow
How to work denials by reason and root cause so claims keep moving instead of sitting in a queue.
A/R Backlog Causes
Why accounts-receivable backlogs build up in behavioral health practices — and where the revenue actually leaks.
Mental Health Billing Mistakes
The common, avoidable billing mistakes that quietly cost behavioral health practices revenue.
Credentialing Delays Explained
What actually causes credentialing and enrollment delays, and how they translate directly into lost revenue.
EHR Optimization vs. Replacement
How to tell whether your EHR needs better workflow or actually needs replacing — before you switch.
Start with the problem you can already see
Not sure where to begin? Pick the symptom that sounds most familiar — it points to the right starting lane.
Claims are aging or denials keep repeating
Reimbursement is slipping and no one owns the follow-up.
Providers are hired, but readiness still feels slow
Enrollment and panel setup are holding up the first billable date.
The EHR is getting blamed for a process problem
The software may be fine — the workflow around it isn’t.
The issue spans multiple teams
Work is getting lost in the handoffs between billing, intake, and systems.
Authoritative sources
The official references we point practices to for codes, fee schedules, credentialing, and provider data.
- CMS Medicare Learning NetworkBilling & coding education and fact sheets
- CMS NCCI EditsCorrect-coding pairs and modifier rules
- CMS Physician Fee ScheduleLook up Medicare rates by code and locality
- CAQH ProViewMaintain the credentialing profile payers pull from
- PECOSMedicare provider enrollment system
- NPPES / NPI RegistryLook up and manage NPIs
Worksheets & checklists
Practical, printable tools to organize the work before a problem becomes a revenue issue.
Credentialing Readiness Checklist
Track payer enrollment, documents, and follow-up so providers can bill sooner.
Denial Follow-Up Worksheet
Give every denial an owner, a next action, and an escalation point.
Timely Filing Worksheet
Keep claims inside each payer deadline and catch preventable write-offs.
For PMHNPs
Run a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Practice?
We keep a dedicated resource hub built around PMHNPs: billing and coding, credentialing and payer enrollment, scope of practice by state, and how to start or scale a psychiatric practice. Explore the PMHNP hub, or see PMHNP billing and coding and PMHNP credentialing.
For Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
PMHNP Practice Resources
A dedicated hub for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners: billing and coding, credentialing and payer enrollment, how to start a practice, and scope-of-practice rules for all 50 states.
PMHNP Hub
Your starting point, with every PMHNP guide in one place.
PMHNP Billing & Coding
CPT codes, incident-to, Medicare, and clean-claim workflows.
PMHNP Credentialing
CAQH, payer enrollment, and realistic timelines.
Start a PMHNP Practice
The full launch sequence, entity to first billed visit.
Scope of Practice by State
Practice authority and prescribing rules for all 50 states.
Not sure which resource fits your situation?
A short conversation is usually faster than reading. We’ll point you to the right next step — a guide, a service, or an honest “not yet.”