Your right to a Good Faith Estimate
This practice is self-pay, and the fees are published on the therapy page, so you already know the number an estimate would contain: $215 per 55-minute session. Federal law still gives you a formal right worth knowing about, and this page is the required notice of it.
When you schedule with me, or any time you ask, you’ll receive a written Good Faith Estimate through the client portal. For ongoing therapy, one estimate can cover expected sessions for up to 12 months, based on the frequency we discuss; if the fee or the plan changes, you get an updated one. Coaching is not a health care service, so this federal framework doesn’t apply to it, but coaching pricing is flat and published too.
The formal notice follows.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining how much your health care will cost
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have certain types of health care coverage, or who are not using certain types of health care coverage, an estimate of their bill for health care items and services before those items or services are provided.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any health care items or services upon request or when scheduling such items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
If you schedule a health care item or service at least 3 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 1 business day after scheduling.
If you schedule a health care item or service at least 10 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after scheduling.
You can also ask any health care provider or facility for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you do, make sure the health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after you ask.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more for any provider or facility than your Good Faith Estimate from that provider or facility, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers, email FederalPPDRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov, or call 1-800-985-3059.
A few plain-language notes
A Good Faith Estimate is an estimate, not a contract. It doesn’t obligate you to book anything, and it doesn’t change the fee we’ve discussed. If a bill from me ever came in $400 or more above your estimate, you could use the federal dispute process above; given published flat fees, the honest expectation is that your bill and your estimate match. If you have a question about a charge, ask me first through the contact form or in session. Billing questions get straight answers here.