FAQ About Insurances & Payment

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Cygnus Consulting takes various private insurances and Medicaid plans in Michigan, Texas and Colorado. 

We take the following insurance plans: 

• MyPriority POS
• Trinity Health East Network
• MyPriority HMO
• Bronson Healthcare Partners
• Southeast Michigan Network
• Corewell Health West Michigan Network
• MyPriority PPO
• PriorityPOS A
• Corewell Health Employer Group
• West MI Partners - A (HMO/POS - A)
• PriorityEPO
• PriorityPOS B
• West MI Partners - B (PPO/EPO/POS - B)
• PriorityHMO
• Southeast MI Partners - B (PPO/EPO/POS - B)
• Munson Employer Group
• PriorityPPO
• Southeast MI Partners - A (HMO/POS - A)
• PriorityTPA
• PriorityIntegra
• Beaumont Health Extended Plan
• Evernorth (Cigna) (PPO/HMO/Medicaid)
• BCBS of Michigan/Blue Care Network 
• Aetna  (PPO/HMO/Medicaid)
• Meridian of Michigan 
• Texas Medicaid
• Colorado Medicaid
• Scott & White Health Plan 
• Texas Blue Shield 
•  Bronson EAP 
• We also take HSA/FSA accounts & private pay

If you do not see your insurance listed above, please contact  Carol Potter, Clinical Director at (248) 537-2516 to assist you with that information or discuss if we can possibly provide Out of Network (OON) services for your family through your insurance plan. We can also be reached at (248) 537-2516. 

Yes, we will still take individuals and families for our services if they do not have insurance to cover payment. We typically will offer a sliding scale or private pay/fee for service. We also take HSA/FSA accounts or you can use the direct primary care (DPC) service. 

The ADOS-2, or Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, is similar to a standardized test that helps doctors figure out if someone might have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It was made by experts who know a lot about Autism, and it's used by professionals like psychologists to check for signs of Autism in people of different ages.

During an ADOS-2 test, the person being evaluated, called the participant, and the examiner do various activities together. These activities are designed to see how the person communicates and interacts with others. The test looks at things like social skills, how they talk and play, and if they have any repetitive behaviors. There are different versions of the test for different age groups, making it versatile for different situations.

The results of the ADOS-2 help doctors understand if the observed behaviors match up with what is typically seen in people with autism. It's an important part of the process to figure out if someone has autism or not, but it's not the only thing doctors look at. The ADOS-2 is part of a bigger picture that includes talking with the person and their family, checking their developmental history, and using other tests to get a full understanding.

The ADOS-2, or Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, is a diagnostic tool calibrated for diverse age groups, ensuring precision in identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) across the developmental spectrum. Picture it as a sophisticated instrument with different modules, each finely tuned to the unique needs and capabilities of toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults.

Consider the ADOS-2 as a nuanced lens applied during an evaluation. For a toddler, the focus might be on early social interactions, while for a teenager, it could involve more complex social scenarios. The test adapts to the linguistic and cognitive levels of each age bracket, recognizing that the way a toddler engages with the world is vastly different from how a teenager does.

This tailored approach enhances the sensitivity of the ADOS-2, ensuring that the assessment is age-appropriate and capable of capturing the subtleties of behavior indicative of ASD. Essentially, it's a sophisticated means of ensuring that the assessment is finely tuned to the unique developmental nuances of each individual, offering a comprehensive and accurate understanding of their social communication and behavioral traits.

In order to determine if the ADOS-2 is covered by your insurance, your insurance will need to be contacted to see if the ADOS-2 will be covered. If it is, please have your insurance contact us or provide us with some information that it has been approved for testing through our agency. 

If you do not have access to medical coverage through your insurance company for testing for the ADOS, Cygnus will still be able to test for Autism. If it is not covered, we will typically charge between $2000-3000, depending on the age range and type of ADOS-2 we will be using. We will require a non-refundable deposit in advance of 50% of the cost of the test to be paid at the time of scheduling and all testing must be scheduled 30 days in advance. 

The typical observation that is needed is between 30 min to 1 hour in length. 

Please contact at (248) 537-2516, for scheduling for the ADOS-2. The Psychologist that will be possibly assigned to perform the testing, will then contact you and complete an initial pre-screen to determine the type of ADOS-2 that will be used and schedule a day to be able to meet with you or the individual that is being tested. 

The typical observation that is needed is typically 1 hour in length, so please ensure to book enough time to allow you to be have as accurate of observation as possible for your results during your clinical review later of the results. 

When you have been approved by your insurance to have ABA services (Medicaid or/& private), we can complete an assessment to evaluate what would best fit your family and child and submit to your insurance to have hours approved for treatment. If you are a parent that is not interested In Home ABA treatment or any other treatment services and would like to still have a Clinician work with you, you can also just focus on Parent Consultation primarily. Cygnus wants to be progressive and flexible with what fits your family and child on an individual basis.

For Psychology, most insurance plans do not need an authorization for treatment. Please reach out to our office number to schedule an intake for an appointment with one of our Psychologists. 

SLP services typically need a authorization for services. If you need SLP treatment, contact us at the number listed below and someone from our office will contact your insurance information to see if you need a preapproval from your insurance company.  

Please reach us at  (248) 537-2516

Please see the Insurance FAQ section. 

If you are a parent or guardian that is contacting Cygnus for an educational consult and during your time with us you believe as a parent that your child would possibly benefit from having a Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) or a Behavioral Technician (BT) with them during school hours to help reduce the chances of them being expelled or suspended and to help reinforce any skills that their school team and you are trying to teach them, you are welcome to discuss this with us as an option for us to place a RBT or BT with them during school hours and will meet with you and your school IEP team to discuss this and the possible benefits for this. We can even discuss if it is possible to have the school district help offset the costs for this placement, if needed.  

No, you do not have to have any ABA or Mental Health treatment to receive access treatment through our SLPs or OTs. If you are a parent or an adult that only specifically needs Speech & Language Therapy, please feel free to contact us about being referred to our SLP Maria Lee, to be able to start receiving services through her. If Maria sees that your child or yourself may benefit from ABA or mental health therapy in addition to SLP, you will be referred to one of our BCBAs or Psychologists after Maria speaks to you about her observations and the possible benefit from ABA or mental health services and if you are in agreement for ABA or mental health services. 

If you need a referral to an OT, our Clinical Director Carol Potter, will be able to refer you to an appropriate OT within our practice. Just as with SLP, you do not need to be a client receiving ABA or Mental Health services. 

Yes, Maria or our OT will be able to see you for an SLP or OT assessment if that is only needed.

All the Clinicians at Cygnus Consulting ensure that we speak regularly with each other to make sure that we integrate treatment at all times. Coordination between the BCBA & the SLP or OT  is critical to the overall treatment for the individual that is receiving services from us. To do anything less, goes against our mission and vision for our agency.

If you are primarily interested in only SLP or OT therapy, please reach out to one of the following people & they will start the process for treatment through our SLP department:

• Carol Potter,  Clinical Director @ (248) 537-2516