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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds extreme to me.

BTW, full neuropsychological evaluations cost 5K now - we'd paid $3K in 2010 (pre-test appointment with psychologist, 8 hours of testing over 2 days, post-test debrief and written report). This is for older kids, of course, who can tolerate such long hours of testing. Not reimbursed, usually. When DS was little, we saw a development pediatrician (covered under our insurance), and paid out of pocket for a narrowly-focused, $700 eval (in 2005, so now probably much more expensive).

What exactly is covered for $168?
You're looking at an evaluation, not a session or treatment.

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We got the assessment from Skills on the Hill, pediatric OT.  Recommended by our pediatrician.  The assessment cost us cost $775.  The insurance situation is one for another thread but we found out after the fact that we only had out of network coverage which is minimal.  The evaluation was not super intense or specific, but they did note that she was oppositional and didn't want to try things in the way they suggest.  They recommended sessions that would cost $165 per session.  I'm just trying to find something that is covered by our insurance for a co-pay.[/quote]

You had her evaluated by an occupational therapist?

That is not acceptable, and your ped is incompetent for suggesting this. Physical/occupation/speech therapists are not trained, at all, to diagnose psychiatric disorders - they treat the symptoms, AFTER a diagnosis has been made. Obviously in the course of their work they can sometimes tell what's going on big picture wise, but again, that is not what they are trained to do. They don't have the academic background for that. You should have gone to a reputable psychologist (PhD and years of practice), or given your child's young age,  a developmental pediatrician (MD).

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