Elevated Psychological Services, PLLC is an “out of network” fee for service practice. This means that when you work with us, you, or your child and your family are the focus. We are not bound by insurance company rules, time constraints, or paperwork requirements. We are a private-pay practice, which means payment is due at the time of service, and we do not bill insurance directly. This means we are not contracted with insurance carriers or Medicaid, however we will provide you with the appropriate documentation (a superbill) that you can submit for insurance reimbursement.

Private pay or fee for service practice offers an additional layer of confidentiality as no diagnosis is placed onto you or your child’s mental health record. If you choose, EPS will provide you with a superbill to submit to your insurance for out-of-network reimbursement. Please check with your insurance provider to learn details about your out-of-network mental health benefits. We do accept cash, credit, debit, check, as well as HSA cards and FSA payments (pre-tax dollars).

Costs vary depending on the length and comprehensiveness of the evaluation. During the consultation call, you will be given an estimate of the cost of testing (and given a Good Faith Estimate at the time of the intake). Costs range from $375 (brief assessment for admissions) to $3,400 for a very in-depth and comprehensive evaluation. Most evaluations are under $2,500.

Psychological testing is a specialized service that requires specific training and expertise. Young children, adolescents and adults require specific training and experience. Testing protocols are expensive. For every hour spent testing face-to-face there are additional hours for the psychologist to score, interpret and write reports/ follow up. At Elevated Psychological Services, our goal is to provide you with holistic, comprehensive evaluations to answer your questions and provide a path forward.

It depends on the needs of the client. We individualize each assessment to answer the question being asked. An IQ test alone takes 1-2 hours. For diagnostic testing, 2-4 sessions are required and each session will range from 1-3 hours.

Generally if testing consists of an IQ test alone, results are provided within 1 week or sooner. For full diagnostic evaluations or psycho-educational evaluations, results are typically provided within 3-4 weeks. If you have a tight deadline, please let the psychologist know when scheduling to ensure testing and results can be completed in that time frame.

There is no prep needed for testing. It is best to tell your child that they are meeting with someone who is similar to a teacher to do some tasks and determine their strengths and weaknesses or “how they learn best.” With young children/ pre-school age, you may wish to tell them that we will be doing some fun activities in which they will be answering some questions, working with blocks and puzzles and looking at pictures.
Please do not tell your child that the psychologist will be deciding if they are going to Kindergarten or getting into a particular school! That is ultimately not the decision of the psychologist.

The time for your child’s testing session is reserved specifically for them! If you need to cancel or re-schedule, you should do so by calling the psychologist as soon as you become aware of the need. Testing sessions are blocked often in 2 hour blocks and those times cannot be filled when enough notice is not given. Re-scheduling will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Repeated cancellations will result in not being scheduled for testing sessions. No-show clients (those that do not show or call) will not be contacted to re-schedule.

​You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

​You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

 Your health care provider must give you a Good Faith Estimate in writing for scheduled services within designated timeframes. You can also ask your health care provider for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

 If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, 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 or call HHS at (800) 368-1019.