How SessionGlance Supports CPT 96130 Billing & the Invisible Work of Therapy

For many clinicians, the work that happens between therapy sessions—interpreting progress, integrating assessment data, and documenting insights—often goes unseen and unreimbursed. Yet this “invisible labor” is a core part of high-quality psychological care. Integrating the use of the CPT 96130 code creates an opportunity to recognize and be reimbursed for that work.

CPT 96130 reimburses clinicians for the first hour of psychological evaluation services, including reviewing data, interpreting results, writing reports, and providing feedback. In practice, many therapists are already doing this type of integrative work—writing summaries, updating formulations, and communicating with other providers—but rarely capture it as a distinct, billable service.

The Barriers: Time and Structure

Despite the clear value of 96130, most clinicians run into two predictable barriers when trying to use it consistently:

• Time: Drafting comprehensive psychological evaluations is labor-intensive. It often means going back through notes, rating scales, and collateral information to build a coherent, integrated picture of the client’s progress and ongoing needs.
• Structure: Aligning documentation with formal 96130 requirements can be confusing without the right frameworks. Clinicians may worry their write-up is “not enough” or is organized in a way that doesn’t clearly demonstrate medical necessity to payers.

The result? Clinicians routinely provide evaluation-level work but default to standard progress notes, missing legitimate reimbursement for the time and expertise they invest.

That’s where SessionGlance comes in.

What Is CPT 96130?

CPT 96130 is the code used for psychological testing evaluation services performed by a licensed clinician. It is designed to capture the interpretive and integrative work that goes beyond simply administering tests or rating scales.

Specifically, 96130 can include activities such as:

• Reviewing results and integrating data from clinical sessions, self-report measures, or formal assessments.
• Interpreting findings in light of client history, current presentation, and psychosocial context.
• Preparing written documentation that summarizes results, interpretations, and treatment implications.
• Providing structured feedback to the patient or caregiver, often including recommendations or treatment adjustments.

It is a time-based code (minimum 31 minutes) and can be billed alongside standard psychotherapy when evaluation and interpretation activities meet the criteria. Oftentimes, clinicians find themselves doing this evaluative work as a natural part of therapy—especially during treatment reviews, care coordination, or major life changes—but infrequently have this time reimbursed by payers.

How SessionGlance Streamlines 96130 Billing

SessionGlance was designed by clinicians, for clinicians to make 96130 documentation both practical and compliant. Its machine learning–powered reporting engine transforms your recorded therapy sessions into structured, draft CPT 96130 documentation that you can review, refine, and finalize.

Instead of starting from a blank page, you begin with a thoughtfully structured assessment that already highlights key symptoms, themes, and changes. You remain the author; SessionGlance simply gives you a smart first draft.

1. Automated Draft Assessments and Notes

SessionGlance transcribes your recorded session and identifies clinically relevant content—symptoms, themes, interventions, and treatment changes. It then generates a draft psychological assessment that may include:

• Summary of client presentation and current concerns.
• Clinician interventions and observed responses in session.
• Patterns of psychological distress or improvement across time.
• Subjective and objective measures of a patient’s mental health concerns.
• Formulation of progress, barriers, and next steps in treatment.

This draft serves as the foundation for a CPT 96130 report that is built to be customized to your client’s unique presentation while remaining time-efficient and anchored in the required elements of an evaluation note.

In addition to assisting with draft psychological assessments, SessionGlance provides:

• Draft session notes for associated therapy sessions.
• Draft assessment notes that can be expanded into full evaluation reports.
• Draft feedback reports for patients covering the content and interventions of the last session in accessible language.

Together, these outputs help you maintain a coherent clinical narrative while making it easier to identify when a 96130 service is appropriate and how to document it clearly.

2. Integrated Measurement-Based Care

SessionGlance automatically tracks symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and resilience over time. These data points can be pulled directly into your assessment reports, providing objective metrics that strengthen clinical documentation and justify medical necessity.

For example, a 96130 report might highlight:

• Trends in depression or anxiety scores across several months.
• Changes in functioning aligned with key treatment decisions.
• Persistent areas of distress that support the need for continued care or a change in approach.

This not only supports better outcomes for clients—it supports higher-quality documentation for billing. Payers see a clear link between symptoms, functioning, and the clinical reasoning behind your treatment plan.

3. Documentation That Honors Your Clinical Voice

SessionGlance reports are AI-assisted, not AI-generated. They are designed to preserve your reasoning, your tone, and your insight. You maintain full authorship while saving hours on administrative work.

Rather than replacing your clinical judgment, SessionGlance keeps you firmly in the driver’s seat. You decide what to keep, what to edit, and what to emphasize—ensuring that the final document fully reflects your understanding of the client and the nuances of their care.

The result: documentation that is billable, compliant, and authentically yours.

Why This Matters

Billing for CPT 96130 isn’t about adding more paperwork for its own sake—it’s about recognizing the full scope of psychological care. Clinicians routinely analyze session material, monitor change, and provide data-informed feedback. SessionGlance helps ensure that work is both captured and compensated.

By integrating assessment, documentation, and billing into one workflow, SessionGlance helps you:

• Provide higher-quality care through regular, structured reflection on symptoms, functioning, and progress.
• Enhance client engagement with feedback summaries that make the therapeutic process more visible and collaborative.
• Increase practice revenue with legitimate, CPT-compliant billing for evaluation and interpretation you are already doing.