How fees work

I am out of network with health plans, so you pay at the visit and I give you a receipt to send to your plan. Some plans pay part of it back and some pay nothing. Plans differ and change every year.

You pay by card at the end of the visit. What a visit costs depends on how long it is and what is done in it, and I tell you before you book. Many health savings and flexible spending cards work for acupuncture; ask your plan administrator.

After every visit I give you an itemized receipt, called a superbill, that you can send to your plan. Your plan may pay part of it back; whether it does, and how much, is the plan’s decision, not mine.

If you pay without insurance, you have the right to a Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before you start, and I give you one in writing. If a bill comes to $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. An estimate is not a contract.

Because I am out of network, I cannot check your benefits for you. Call the number on your card and ask the four questions below. It usually takes about ten minutes, and you will know what to expect before you come.

About 75 minutes: a talk about your health and your medicines, a look at your tongue and a feel of your pulse, a treatment and a plan for the next few visits. I explain the risks and answer your questions before any needle goes in. Later visits run about 50 minutes.