To ensure the highest your highest level of privacy in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act appointments are scheduled by calling the confidential voicemail of Kellie Furlan, MS, LMFT at Bellingham Family Counseling directly (360) 325-1717. Although my email is not considered secure according to HIPAA regulations, you may also choose email me at [email protected]. I will make every effort to return your call or respond to your email within 24 hours.
Each session lasts between 55-60 minutes as we attempt to close our time together in graceful fashion.
Do you accept insurance? I do accept insurance from the following plans:
When health insurance is utilized, a therapist must justify your need for therapy to your insurance company. This typically requires the therapist to provide your mental health diagnosis and personal information about your therapy that will go into health insurance files that could be accessed in the course of the management and distribution of your benefits by a representative of your insurer.
Fees
Individual 60 minute session: $150.00
A discount of 30% ($105.00) is offered for private pay clients paying at the time of service
When you are not utilizing insurance, you have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your care will cost
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
Click here to view forms to complete prior to first visit with Bellingham Family Counseling.
Do you accept insurance? I do accept insurance from the following plans:
- AETNA
- Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Washington
- Regence Blue Advantage HMO
- Regence MedAdvantage PPO
- First Choice Health Network
- Health Management Administrators (HMA)
- Premera Blue Cross
- Lifewise of Washington
- Kaiser Permanente
- Health Advocates EAP
- United Behavioral Health
- ACI EAP
- OPTUM Behavioral Health, including medicare members
- Tricarewest Healthcare Alliance
- Molina Apple Health of Washington
- Medicare
When health insurance is utilized, a therapist must justify your need for therapy to your insurance company. This typically requires the therapist to provide your mental health diagnosis and personal information about your therapy that will go into health insurance files that could be accessed in the course of the management and distribution of your benefits by a representative of your insurer.
Fees
Individual 60 minute session: $150.00
A discount of 30% ($105.00) is offered for private pay clients paying at the time of service
When you are not utilizing insurance, you have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your care will cost
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t 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.
- Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, 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 1-800-985-3059.
Click here to view forms to complete prior to first visit with Bellingham Family Counseling.