fees for Psychiatric services

Patient Initial Intake Appointments [three separate 60 minute appointments are required which include: a private interview with guardian(s)/parent(s), a private interview with the youth/patient, and a collective appointment with the youth/patient and guardian(s)/parent(s) to review Dr. Lerma’s impressions and recommendations].

$450/60 minute appointment

Follow-Up Appointments:

$350/45 minute appointment

Additional services that require longer than 10 minutes (e.g. phone calls, school meetings, etc.) will be based on Dr. Lerma's hourly rate.

Dr. Lerma’s patients are typically monitored at least once every three months, however the frequency of appointments may increase or decrease based on Dr. Lerma’s clinical judgment related to a patient’s severity of symptoms.

State of California Notifications:

-You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance, or who are not using insurance, an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy and medication management services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy and medication management services. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

-The Open Payments database is a federal tool used to search payments made by drug and device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals. It can be found at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov