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"deprexis is a medically prescribed online program for depression that is fully covered by your health insurance. You will be provided with specific exercises and conversation topics to apply in your everyday life – and you can start right away."
deprexis is permanently listed in the BfArM directory and is therefore part of standard care. For individuals with public health insurance, all public health insurance companies fully cover the costs as soon as a medical or psychotherapeutic prescription or corresponding proof is provided.
You can prescribe deprexis as usual using PZN 17265872 – currently, this is generally done via Form 16. The electronic prescription (e-prescription) is being implemented gradually and depends on the capabilities of your practice management software.
You prescribe deprexis via Form 16 or e-prescription (PZN 17265872).
Patients submit the prescription to their public health insurance company or use the deprexis prescription service.
The health insurance company sends a personal activation code to the patients.
Patients redeem the code on this website.
Please feel free to request practical “Muster 16” (standard German form) prescription templates as well as patient information material. Detailed instructions for issuing the prescription are included in the package.
Most private health insurance companies also cover the costs of deprexis.
The insured individual checks a potential reimbursement individually with their PHI provider in advance.
For this purpose, private health insurance (PHI) companies require a cost estimate as well as a medical prescription or confirmation of diagnosis. (The cost estimate and confirmation of diagnosis are available for download below.)
The patient then clarifies cost coverage with their PHI and, if applicable, the governmental allowance agency (Beihilfe).
Once cost coverage has been clarified, patients contact the manufacturer (diga-team@gaia-group.com). They will receive their access data and the invoice.
Self-paying patients can also use deprexis. The cost for a 90-day license period is €297.50, including 19% VAT.
As a practitioner, you issue a confirmation of diagnosis or a medical prescription for this purpose.
The patient sends this document to diga-team@gaia-group.com.
The GAIA AG service team provides the access to deprexis and the invoice.
Patients can find information on this topic on this page:
Prescriptions in daily practice can be designed to be of high medical quality while simultaneously remaining financially secure, actively supporting your budget planning and protection against recourse claims.
Prescribing deprexis is budget-neutral. This means: The health insurance company fully covers the costs of the digital therapy. The prescription leaves your pharmaceutical, therapeutic, and practice budgets unaffected.
Here you can find frequently asked questions about deprexis and their answers.
Currently, there is no specific, permanently billable EBM billing code for solely prescribing deprexis.
Generally, no: deprexis is designed to be highly accessible (low-threshold), requires minimal technical setups, and is intuitive for patients to use. Experience shows that both younger and older patients cope well with the program.
If questions do arise, they usually concern the access path or the activation code. In these cases, patients can contact the deprexis technical support team directly.
deprexis can be prescribed by all physicians and psychotherapists – regardless of the specific form of therapy they offer (e.g., psychodynamic or cognitive behavioral).