Our billing office will process insurance claim forms for you. Most insurance carriers will reimburse you for part of the fee for this consultation. You are responsible for contacting your insurance company in order to obtain any necessary authorization for this appointment. For persons without participating insurance, we require payment in full at the time of visit. Hopkins' contracts with different insurance companies change from time to time so you should personally verify your mental health benefits as they relate to Johns Hopkins' programs, in particular outpatient psychiatry visits.
Many policies cover a limited percentage at some hopitals, and a greater percentage at others.
Please take time to clarify this. For consultations, we will need records summarizing your current and past psychiatric treatment. The quality of the consultation will be greatly enhanced by having a complete set of your psychiatric records. You may want to copy this letter and send it to your psychiatrist or hospital to clarify the type of records needed. Please do not have your doctor send notes from individual sessions.