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ADHD / Diagnostic Assessment

Have you been looking for answers to your child’s behavior?

If you are asking the following questions:

  • Does my child have ADHD?

  • Does my child have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)?

  • Does my child have anxiety or OCD?

  • What type of treatment should my child get? Where do we start?

These are very common questions I hear from parents, and most of them can be addressed with a targeted diagnostic assessment.

About

ADHD/diagnostic assessments offer a “middle ground” option for when more comprehensive evaluation (e.g. administration of IQ, academic, autism diagnostic or neuropsychological tests) may not be needed.

This type of assessment may be a great fit for youth ages 3-18 years old to obtain diagnostic clarification or guidance in treatment recommendations for diagnoses such as:

  • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  • Anxiety/OCD

  • Depression

  • Oppositional behaviors

Process

ADHD/diagnostic assessments involve three steps:

  1. 90-120 minute diagnostic interview with parent(s) and child

  2. Family completes questionnaires. Provider reviews relevant records (e.g. school report cards), conversation with teachers (when indicated), and consultation with current treatment providers (when indicated), and interprets data

  3. 60 minute feedback appointment with parents and provider

The time from the initial appointment to the feedback appointment is typically about 2 weeks.

ADHD / Diagnostic Assessment FAQs

  • I am out of network with all insurance companies. Payment is made by credit card at the time of service. With assessments, I can work with families on a payment plan over the course of the assessment.

  • I recommend every family contact their insurance company directly to ask about coverage for psychological evaluations.

    I use the following CPT codes for testing which you can share with your insurance company:

    • 90791 - Diagnostic intake appointment

    • 96130 - First hour of psychological testing evaluation

    • 96131 - Each additional hour of evaluation

    • 96136 - First 30 minutes of test administration and scoring

    • 96137 - Each additional 30 minutes of test administration and scoring

  • Yes. At the conclusion of the assessment, I provide families with a superbill. Families can submit the superbill (which includes the codes, diagnoses, and the cost of the codes) to their insurance.

Not sure which assessment is right for your child?

Complete the Get Started form and I will be happy to talk through the options in a complimentary phone screening.

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