Posted by yxibow on February 18, 2009, at 18:08:15
In reply to Re: How much per session you pay ? » tepi, posted by twinch42085 on February 18, 2009, at 14:48:50
> When I saw my first psychiatrist I had to pay $30 and the same amount for my psychologist. On the receipts they had that a 15 minute session with my psychiatrist was $90 and a 45 minute session with my psychologist was $150. That was with no insurance. That was in 2007.
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> I have since then found a new psychiatrist that I only pay $5 to see each session for 15 minutes. The full charge with no insurance is $60.
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> Phone Consultations are the cheapest and the most productive in my opinion. You tell them how you feel, you give suggestions and maybe, just maybe, they give you the medicine you're hoping for.For some psychiatrists they may have different rates but you lose the face to face conversation which I think is important.
The doctor can't examine you for pinpoint side effects, your demeanor, other things that would give them a much clearer picture of your progress and of course, diagnosing.
> If you have no insurance it is expensive, unless you have low income as explained in a post above.Yes, unfortunately, and a number of insurance companies do not reimburse psychiatrists/psychologists as much as family physicians (even then they don't do a lot), hence why some may not accept most insurance.
But that's going on my tirade about insurance in general in this country and the state of health care....
They can range up to $200-$400 for an "hours" session depending on where you live and other factors, and especially for a first consultation. If you come in more frequently you may be able to reduce the rates.
-- Jay
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