About

Behavioral health practices deserve to get paid for the care they provide

Insurance companies deny behavioral health claims at 85% higher rates than other specialties. Small practices lack the time and expertise to fight back. We built DenialFixer to change that.

The problem

65% of denied claims are never appealed

A single appeal takes 30–45 minutes of staff time. Multiply that by 50–200 denials per month and most practices write off the revenue.

Yet 44% of appealed claims are overturned on the first attempt (KFF, 2023) — and that rate climbs to 76% when parity violations are cited. That gap represents tens of thousands per year in revenue practices are entitled to but never collect.

Our approach

Automate every step of the appeal

We ingest denied claims, analyze the reason code, generate payer-specific appeal letters with clinical justification, and submit them on your behalf.

Routine denials are fully automated. Complex denials get AI-generated clinical arguments referencing payer policies, AMA guidelines, and applicable regulations like the Mental Health Parity Act.

Focus

Why behavioral health

Highest denial rates

85% higher than medical/surgical, driven by necessity and authorization requirements.

Parity law expertise

Many denials violate the Mental Health Parity Act. We know how to identify and appeal them.

Complex coding

Unique CPT codes (90834, 90837, 90847) and diagnosis requirements that generic tools miss.

Session-based billing

Time-based services create unique denial patterns around visit limits and frequency.

Underserved market

Denial management companies focus on hospitals. Solo and small group practices are left behind.

Growing demand

Mental health utilization up 40%+ since 2020. More claims, more denials, more revenue to recover.

Compliance

Security & privacy

HIPAA Compliant

Administrative, technical, and physical safeguards for all PHI.

Business Associate Agreement

Signed BAA with every practice before any data is shared.

AES-256 Encryption

Data encrypted at rest and in transit. Field-level encryption for sensitive identifiers.

Audit Logging

Every PHI access logged with user, timestamp, action, and IP address.

Role-Based Access

Isolated practice data. You only see your own claims and appeals.

Minimal PHI Exposure

Only minimum necessary information is processed. No patient names stored in cleartext.

Roadmap

Where we're headed

LivePhase 1

Manual upload + AI analysis

ERA/835 parsingAI categorization & scoringAppeal letter generationFax submissionPractice dashboard
BuildingPhase 2

Automated clearinghouse integration

Automatic ERA retrieval via SFTPElectronic resubmissionReal-time status tracking (276/277)Automated payment matching
PlannedPhase 3

Predictive intelligence

Denial prediction before submissionPayer-specific analyticsPre-submission claim scrubbingRevenue cycle optimization

Ready to recover denied revenue?

Start with a free denial audit. See exactly what you're leaving on the table.