How fees work

We bill many health plans that cover chiropractic care. Plans differ, and a plan may not pay for every service we offer. Medicare is covered in plain words below.

If you pay yourself, you pay at the visit. Your chiropractor tells you the cost of the visit, and of any plan of care, in writing before care begins.

Ask for an itemized receipt (a superbill) at any visit. You can send it to your plan. The plan decides whether to reimburse part of it.

If you do not use insurance, you have the right to a Good Faith Estimate. Ask us. We give you a written estimate before the visit.

Call the number on your insurance card before your first visit. Ask what your plan pays for chiropractic care, what you owe and whether you need a referral. We are glad to help you with the questions.

About an hour: a talk, a hands-on exam and a plan with its cost, in writing. X-rays only when medically necessary, and we tell you why first.

Medicare

Medicare Part B covers manual spinal manipulation only. It does not cover exams, X-rays, massage or exercise. You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount after the Part B deductible. For care Medicare does not cover, we give you a written notice before the visit and you choose whether to go ahead.

If a plan may not pay

We tell you before care if your plan is unlikely to pay for part of it, and you decide whether to go ahead.

If you cannot make a visit

Call or text as early as you can. We give you our policy in writing before your first visit.