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SimplePractice Insurance Billing vs Change Healthcare (Optum)

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SimplePractice Insurance Billing

SimplePractice

Billing

Change Healthcare (Optum)

SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Key Differencesat a glance
SimplePractice Insurance Billing:Purpose-built for mental health
SimplePractice Insurance Billing:More integrations (3)

Overview

Tool Name
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Tool Name
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Change Healthcare (Optum)
What It Is
All-in-one practice management with integrated insurance billing, AutoPay claims, and direct clearinghouse connections for mental health professionals.
Enterprise healthcare clearinghouse and revenue cycle management from Optum.
What It Is
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
All-in-one practice management with integrated insurance billing, AutoPay claims, and direct clearinghouse connections for mental health professionals.
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Enterprise healthcare clearinghouse and revenue cycle management from Optum.
Primary Category
billing-rcm-insurance
billing-rcm-insurance
Primary Category
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
billing-rcm-insurance
Change Healthcare (Optum)
billing-rcm-insurance
Founded
Unknown
Unknown
Founded
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Unknown
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Unknown
Best For
Solo mental health practitioners wanting integrated EHR and billing; Small therapy practices seeking easy-to-use insurance claims submission; Clinicians transitioning from paper to electronic billing
Large health systems and hospital groups; High-volume billing companies; Organizations already in the UnitedHealth/Optum ecosystem
Best For
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Solo mental health practitioners wanting integrated EHR and billing; Small therapy practices seeking easy-to-use insurance claims submission; Clinicians transitioning from paper to electronic billing
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Large health systems and hospital groups; High-volume billing companies; Organizations already in the UnitedHealth/Optum ecosystem

Pricing

Starting Price
Contact for pricing
Custom
Starting Price
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Contact for pricing
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Custom
Pricing Model
Flat monthly
enterprise-custom
Pricing Model
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Flat monthly
Change Healthcare (Optum)
enterprise-custom
Free Trial
No free trial
No free trial
Free Trial
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
No free trial
Change Healthcare (Optum)
No free trial
Pricing Details
Insurance billing requires Essential ($79/mo) or Plus ($99/mo) plan. Electronic claims $0.25 each or unlimited with Plus plan.
No additional details
Pricing Details
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Insurance billing requires Essential ($79/mo) or Plus ($99/mo) plan. Electronic claims $0.25 each or unlimited with Plus plan.
Change Healthcare (Optum)
No additional details

Compliance & Security

HIPAA Compliant
Yes
Yes
HIPAA Compliant
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Yes
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Yes
BAA Available
Yes
Unknown
BAA Available
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Yes
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Unknown
SOC 2 Certified
Yes
Unknown
SOC 2 Certified
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Yes
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Unknown
HITRUST Certified
No
Unknown
HITRUST Certified
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
No
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Unknown

Features

Mobile App
Yes
No
Mobile App
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Yes
Change Healthcare (Optum)
No
Mental Health Specific
Yes
No
Mental Health Specific
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Yes
Change Healthcare (Optum)
No

Integrations

Total Integrations
3 integrations
None listed
Total Integrations
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
3 integrations
Change Healthcare (Optum)
None listed
Clearinghouse
None
None
Clearinghouse
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
None
Change Healthcare (Optum)
None

Billing Features

Claims Submission
No
No
Claims Submission
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
No
Change Healthcare (Optum)
No
Eligibility Verification
No
No
Eligibility Verification
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
No
Change Healthcare (Optum)
No
ERA Processing
No
No
ERA Processing
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
No
Change Healthcare (Optum)
No

Support & Fit

Practice Sizes
Solo, Small (2-10)
Solo, Small (2-10), Medium (11-50)
Practice Sizes
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Solo, Small (2-10)
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Solo, Small (2-10), Medium (11-50)
Customer Base
Unknown
Unknown
Customer Base
SimplePractice Insurance Billing
Unknown
Change Healthcare (Optum)
Unknown

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