Scheduling & Patient Communication
Thank you for choosing Blue Current Psychiatry. We’re honored to be part of your mental health journey.
Our practice is designed to provide thoughtful, individualized psychiatric care in a calm and welcoming environment. As a cash-pay practice, we do not bill insurance directly. This allows us to keep our pricing transparent and focus our time and attention on you and your care.
Scheduling & Payment Policies
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A $100 appointment deposit is required to reserve all Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluations and Preconception & Reproductive Mental Health Consultations. The deposit is applied toward the total cost of your appointment.
If you provide at least 48 business hours notice, your deposit may be transferred to one future appointment. Deposits are forfeited for cancellations with less than 48 business hours’ notice or for missed appointments.
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Your appointment time is reserved especially for you. To help ensure appointment availability for all patients, appointments canceled with less than 48 business hours notice or missed without notice are subject to the following fees:
Medication Management or Extended Supportive Therapy & Medication Management: $85
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation: $150
Preconception & Reproductive Mental Health Consultation: $150
Repeated late cancellations or missed appointments may result in limitations on future scheduling or dismissal from the practice.
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Payment is due at the time of service.
Blue Current Psychiatry accepts:
Major credit cards
Debit cards
HSA/FSA cards
Contactless payment methods
As a cash-pay practice, a superbill is available upon request for patients who wish to seek possible out-of-network reimbursement from their commercial insurance plan.
How Insurance Works With Our Practice
Private Insurance — Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, and others
Blue Current Psychiatry does not bill private insurance directly. However, we can provide you with a superbill, which you may submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Whether your insurance reimburses you, and how much, depends on your individual plan and out-of-network benefits. We recommend contacting your insurance company before your first appointment if reimbursement is important to you.
Medicare
Blue Current Psychiatry does not bill Medicare. If you are a Medicare beneficiary and wish to receive services through our practice, federal Medicare requirements may apply, including a private contract.
Virginia Medicaid / Cardinal Care
We are not enrolled as a Virginia Medicaid provider. Services provided through Blue Current Psychiatry are not billed to Medicaid, and you are responsible for payment.
TRICARE
Blue Current Psychiatry is not contracted with TRICARE. Services are not billed to TRICARE, and you are responsible for payment.
Patient Communication & Support
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Secure messaging is available for established patients for brief, non-urgent questions, care coordination, and updates between visits. Messaging is intended to support your ongoing care and is not a replacement for scheduled appointments or urgent mental health services.
Messages are reviewed during regular business hours. Please allow 1–2 business days for a response.
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Please request prescription refills at least 3–5 business days before your medication is due to run out whenever possible.
Refill requests are reviewed during regular business hours and are not processed as urgent requests. Planning ahead helps ensure continuity of your treatment and helps avoid interruptions in your medication.
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Blue Current Psychiatry provides outpatient psychiatric care and does not offer emergency or crisis services.
If you are experiencing a psychiatric emergency, are concerned for your safety, or require immediate assistance, please:
Call 911
Go to the nearest emergency department
Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
For urgent concerns related to your care that do not require emergency services, please contact the office or send a secure message during regular business hours so we can help determine the most appropriate next step.