Behavioral health billing in Los Angeles County.
LA County runs two separate behavioral health systems. SAPC administers Drug Medi-Cal for substance use disorder treatment through Sage, and DMH administers Specialty Mental Health Services through ProviderConnect NX and Avatar NX. Navix is the operating record for either side, and CollaborateMD, our RCM partner, processes your claims.
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Does Los Angeles County have one behavioral health system or two?
Two. Substance use disorder treatment runs through the Substance Abuse Prevention and Control division (SAPC) on the Sage system, and Specialty Mental Health Services run through the Department of Mental Health (DMH) on ProviderConnect NX and Avatar NX. Which one applies depends on whether you are a SUD or mental health provider.
Which LA County system applies to my facility?
If you provide Drug Medi-Cal substance use treatment, you contract with SAPC and use Sage. If you provide Specialty Mental Health Services, you contract with DMH and use ProviderConnect NX. Programs that do both operate in both systems. Navix is the operating record for either, and CollaborateMD processes the claims.
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Tell us whether you contract with SAPC, DMH, or both. We will walk the exact path from documentation to the county submission and the claim.
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