ABA Billing Guides.
Plain-language help for BCBAs dealing with denials, AR, credentialing, and payer confusion. Each guide belongs to one stage of the revenue cycle.
Decide you're really doing this — your own ABA practice.
Medicaid, commercial or TRICARE: how a new ABA practice chooses its first payers
A practical way to compare Medicaid, commercial plans, and TRICARE before a new ABA practice starts its enrollment queue.
Type 1 vs. Type 2 NPI for ABA practices: which number goes where
A plain-language map of individual and organization NPIs, tax IDs, taxonomy codes, enrollment records, and claim roles for ABA practices.
ABA prior authorization: what goes in the request and how long a payer has to answer
What to send, what to track, and which federal prior-authorization deadlines apply to specific payer types in 2026.
What federal auditors found in Medicaid ABA billing, and a monthly self-check for your own charts
What four state Medicaid audits found, plus a calm chart self-check grounded in the documented review subjects.
Hiring a BCBA or RBT: what has to be done before their first billable session
A payer-by-payer readiness check for adding a BCBA or RBT without confusing a start date with a billable effective date.
ABA Insurance Verification Checklist: What to Confirm Before the First Session
A pre-session insurance verification checklist for ABA practices: eligibility, network status, authorizations, cost share, and coordination of benefits.
Top 10 CPT Codes to Watch if You're a BCBA Running an ABA Clinic
A practical watchlist for BCBA clinic owners: the ABA CPT codes most likely to create denial, authorization, documentation, and AR friction.
How Long Does Credentialing Take for an ABA Practice?
Credentialing is the slow gate between hiring a BCBA and billing for their work. Realistic timelines by payer, common delays, and how to shorten the wait.
What Is AR in ABA Billing? A Simple Guide for BCBAs
AR — accounts receivable — is the money owed to your practice that hasn't come in yet. Here's how to read it, what's healthy, and what to do when it's not.
Why ABA Claims Get Denied — and How to Fix the Pattern
Most ABA denials cluster around a handful of preventable causes. Here's how to spot the pattern in your own data and stop the same denial from happening twice.