I offer short and long-term psychotherapy for adults and adolescents (16 and up). My fee for an initial intake appointment of 50-60 minutes is $260.  A standard session of 45 minutes is $162, and a session that is 52 to 60 minutes is $216. Insurance frequently covers part or all of my services. Clients who use their insurance are expected to pay only the co-pay, coinsurance, and/or deductible required by their insurance provider. However direct payment offers greater confidentiality and no treatment information is shared with an insurance company.

Direct Payment Details

Even if I am a preferred provider for your insurance company, you might choose not to use insurance to pay for therapy.  Some clients choose to do this to maintain a higher level of confidentiality.  When you use your health insurance they are authorized to review your entire record if they choose to do so.  Sometimes they might do this as a part of quality reviews and at other times to examine medical necessity of treatment.

I accept cash, checks, Visa & MasterCard.

There is a discount for direct payment made on the day service has been provided.

Insurance Details

I am a preferred (in-network) provider for Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Aetna, Preferred One, UCare, Hennepin Health, Medica, United Health Care, Medicare, and Medical Assistance. If your insurance company considers me an out-of-network provider, you will be expected to pay my full fee at the time of service. Your insurance company may partially reimburse you for my services, but I cannot guarantee it. I will gladly provide you with a receipt to submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.

Even if I am considered a preferred provider, I would encourage you to contact your insurance provider before coming to see me for your first visit.  Here are some questions I would recommend that you ask your insurance provider:

• Does my coverage for outpatient mental health services require preauthorization? If so, how do I get that preauthorization?
• How many sessions am I allowed per year?
• What is my deductible and co-pay? How much of my deductible has been met?
• What percentage of my psychotherapy fees are covered?
• Do my benefits cover only in-network providers, or do I also have out-of-network benefits? (If you are using your out-of-network benefits, ask what percentage they will reimburse and what their “allowed amount” is.)
• Are services provided by Daniel Legerski, Psy.D. covered by my plan? (Your insurance carrier may ask you for my location and credentials. You should identify that my practice is in Edina and that I am a doctoral-level licensed psychologist.)

Appointments, Cancellations and No-Shows

When I make an appointment with you, I reserve that time especially for you.  If an appointment is missed or canceled with less than 24-hours notice, you will be billed directly according to the scheduled fee or according to the rules of your insurance plan unless we both agree that the cancellation was unavoidable. I will extend the same courtesy to you if I need to cancel an appointment. So if you wake up the day of your appointment and find that you are too sick to attend our session, call me and we will find another time. I recognize that either you or I may have unavoidable events occur that prevent us from providing 24-hour notice.