How Headway bills clients

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We collect a client's payment at the time of the session based on their insurance benefit. From there, we handle the insurance claim and paperwork and pay you via direct deposit.

Headway will automatically charge clients the amount owed when you confirm a session. Because our system reads insurance benefits in real time, we're able to do this at the time of service instead of waiting for insurance to process a claim.

After a session, you'll need to confirm the details (CPT code, Diagnosis code, location) so we have the info we need to correctly bill and submit to insurance. You'll receive payment on the 15th and last day of each month.

 

How Headway determines what clients owe

Your client's session cost is our best estimate for how much they'll pay, based on what we know today about their insurance plan’s benefits and their provider’s typical services.

We do our best to get this estimate right—based on our relationships with insurance companies and experience with hundreds of different plan types. The final cost usually matches or comes close to this number.

Viewing your client's session price 

To see the price we’ve shared with your client, navigate to your Client list, click on the name of your client, select their Billing tab, and scroll down to the Pricing section.

 

How to bill clients

After the session, you'll need to confirm the details in your calendar so we can submit the claim, bill the client, and process your payout.

That's it! We'll take care of collecting payment from your client and submitting the claim, and make sure you're paid on 15th and last day of every month. Make sure you've linked your bank account here for direct deposit.

To confirm a session, your patient must have valid insurance and payment on file. If not, you'll see a message like the one below with more detail:

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You can manage these details for the client on your Patients tab, or you can remind them to add it on their end in their Account.

Headway takes care of all of the payments and invoicing on our end. If your client is requesting an invoice (or a superbill), you can direct them to download them from their account.

 

When to bill clients

It's a provider's responsibility to ensure that you schedule sessions before you meet with your client and confirm details in a timely manner.

This ensures that our system is able to confirm the client's benefits and eligibility—if we don't have the chance to, it could turn out that the client isn't covered.

In addition, claims may be denied if a session is submitted too late. This can also lead to a client being charged on a date that they didn't expect, which isn't a great experience for them as they may be surprised and unprepared to make this payment.

 

Invoicing

Headway takes care of all of the payments and invoicing on our end. If your client is requesting an invoice (or a superbill), you can direct them to download them from their account.

Feel free to send your client directions on how to do this in our article on client fees and responsibilities.

 

Client payment information removed

If a client's payment method is unsuccessful after a few tries, we’ll remove it from our system automatically. We’ll let you know via email if there’s an issue with payment after the first try so you can take a look.

We always let clients know via email if there’s an issue with payment after the first try so they're able to take a look at their account. If a clients payment method does get removed, they'll need to check that their payment method is valid and that there are sufficient funds. If so, they can the card back to their account and they'll be all set.

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