Our Services
Medication Management
We will collaborate on a whole person approach to your mental health, including whether or not medication management is right for you. Together we will have a look at your whole health picture and factors that may be impacting your mental health. You can expect health care advocacy and collaboration with other members of your health care team.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a cornerstone of my practice and integrated into all visits. I offer a variety of psychotherapy options personalized to each patients needs. Services include Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Narrative Exposure Therapy. I also work collaboratively with other mental health therapists that may be a part of your care.
Clinical Supervision
I bring extensive clinical and supervision experience, offering case consultation for PMHNPs, other health care providers and non prescribing mental health professionals. Individual and group supervision experiences. Fill out the contact form to discuss rates.
Understanding Costs, Billing, and The No Suprises Act
Protection from Balance Billing (Surprise Bills): The law generally bans healthcare providers, including mental health providers, from "balance billing" patients for emergency services or for non-emergency services received from out-of-network providers at an in-network facility. This prevents patients from being charged the difference between the provider's full fee and what their insurance pays.
Good Faith Estimate (GFE) for Uninsured/Self-Pay Patients:
Requirement: Providers must give patients who are uninsured or who choose not to use their insurance (self-pay patients) a Good Faith Estimate of the total expected costs for all non-emergency items or services.
Timing: The GFE must be provided, in writing, at least one business day before the service is scheduled.
CPT Codes: A provider is required to include these estimated charges on the GFE for a self-pay patient. If the actual billed amount for a service is $400 or more than the GFE, the patient has the right to dispute the bill.
CPT Code, Description, Current Charge, Good Faith Estimate Required
90792: Psychiatric Diagnostic Interview with Medical Services, $600
99205: New Patient E/M (High complexity/60-74 min),$500.
99204: New Patient E/M (Moderate complexity/45-59 min),$450.
99215: Established Patient E/M (High complexity or time based 40-54 min),$375.
99214: Established Patient E/M (Moderate complexity or time based 30-39 min),$300.
99213: Established Patient E/M (Medically appropriate history and/or examination and a low level of medical decision making or time based 20 minutes), $250
Psychotherapy Charges:
90833,"Brief Psychotherapy (16-37 min, with E/M)", $200.
90836,"Psychotherapy (38-52 min, with E/M)", $200.
These codes are added on to the above E &M codes. For example, a total charge for a medication management visit with psychotherapy could be 1. 99214 ($300) + 90833 ($200) for a total of $500 charged to your insurance.
Does Dr. O’Connor accept my insurance?
Tara O’Connor is “in network” with several health insurance providers including:
Regence/Blue Cross Blue Shield; MODA; Pacific Source; Providence; United, Aetna, Cigna.
Her professional biller will work with you to help you verify if her services are covered and help you to understand your copay and deductible responsibilities. Of course, we also encourage that you verify these fees and charges for yourself.
What is the “Allowed Amount” or “Negotiated Rate”: this the maximum amount an insurance company will pay for a covered health service from a provider who is in their network. It is a deeply discounted price that the provider and the insurance company agreed to in advance when the provider signed a contract to be "in-network." This rate is usually lower than the Billed Charge. The “billed charge” is the full fee as listed.
Example: (CPT 99205)
Billed ChargeThe provider's full list price.$575
-Contractual Write-OffThe required discount per the contract.-$225
-Allowed Amount: The maximum the insurance company and patient will pay combined.=$350
- Insurance Payment: What the plan pays (based on your benefits, e.g., 80%).$300
- Patient ResponsibilityYour deductible, copay, or coinsurance (e.g., 20%).=$50