ASHA Model Superbill - Valuable Information and a Downloadable PDF

Depending on your speech therapy private practice, you may choose to accept private pay only OR bill your clients health insurance company directly. 

If your private speech pathology practice is interested in billing health insurance companies, consider using the ASHA Model Superbill.

Using the ASHA Superbill will increase efficiency by using an easy to read form that clearly states what service(s) were provided, which listing the speech therapy CPT codes.

The ASHA Model Superbill is a standard form that can be filled out and given to health insurance companies who reimburse for private speech therapy. The current template uses speech pathology CPT codes from 2013.

The Superbill form includes:

• client identifying information
• Speech-language pathology primary and secondary diagnoses
• CPT codes for the following:

       - Swallowing function
       - Speech and language
       - Augmentative and alternative communication
       - Other procedures 

• Speech therapy practice billing information
• Authorizations from you and your client
• Your private practice information including:

      - Speech-Language Pathologist / Speech Therapy Clinics name and address
      - Speech therapy provider NPI number
      - Speech pathology tax ID number
      - Speech-Language Pathologist license information

While the ASHA Model Superbill is not the "end all be all" of speech therapy private practice billing, it provides and excellent example which can be modified. 

Most often, the clinician fills out the form and gives it to the patient for them to submit to THEIR health insurance company.


Click on link OR image below to access --> ASHA Model Superbill

Jena H. Casbon, MS CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and private practice consultant. She started her own speech therapy private practice in 2006. She is the founder of The Independent Clinician and author of The Guide to Private Patients and The Guide to Creating a Web Presence for Your Private Practice. Since 2008, she has helped thousands of clinicians get the flexibility, income and freedom they desire from starting their own private speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy practices. 

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