naa a22 4500 510781845 CHVBK 20180411083250.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11414-012-9308-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11414-012-9308-9 The Status of Billing and Reimbursement in Pediatric Obesity Treatment Programs [Elektronische Daten] [Jane Gray, Stephanie Spear Filigno, Melissa Santos, Wendy Ward, Ann Davis] Pediatric psychologists provide behavioral health services to children and adolescents diagnosed with medical conditions. Billing and reimbursement have been problematic throughout the history of pediatric psychology, and pediatric obesity is no exception. The challenges and practices of pediatric psychologists working with obesity are not well understood. Health and behavior codes were developed as one potential solution to aid in the reimbursement of pediatric psychologists who treat the behavioral health needs of children with medical conditions. This commentary discusses the current state of billing and reimbursement in pediatric obesity treatment programs and presents themes that have emerged from discussions with colleagues. These themes include variability in billing practices from program to program, challenges with specific billing codes, variability in reimbursement from state to state and insurance plan to insurance plan, and a general lack of practitioner awareness of code issues or reimbursement rates. Implications and future directions are discussed in terms of research, training, and clinical service. National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, 2012 Gray Jane Texas Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity, Texas Child Study Center, Dell Children's MedicalCenter, 4900 Mueller Blvd, 78723, Austin, TX, USA aut Spear Filigno Stephanie Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Ave MLC 3015, 45229, Cincinnati, OH, USA aut Santos Melissa Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford Hospital/The Institute of Living, Hartford, CT, USA aut Ward Wendy Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way, Slot 512-21, 72202-3591, Little Rock, AR, USA aut Davis Ann Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 4004, 66160, Kansas City, Kansas, USA aut The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/3(2013-07-01), 378-385 1094-3412 40:3<378 2013 40 11414 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-012-9308-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-012-9308-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gray Jane Texas Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity, Texas Child Study Center, Dell Children's MedicalCenter, 4900 Mueller Blvd, 78723, Austin, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Spear Filigno Stephanie Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Ave MLC 3015, 45229, Cincinnati, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Santos Melissa Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford Hospital/The Institute of Living, Hartford, CT, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ward Wendy Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way, Slot 512-21, 72202-3591, Little Rock, AR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Davis Ann Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 4004, 66160, Kansas City, Kansas, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/3(2013-07-01), 378-385 1094-3412 40:3<378 2013 40 11414 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer