*This page is under construction - please get in touch if you need me to clarify any of this information.*

To see me through your health insurance - Aetna or United only at this time - please do the following:

Check your benefits

Check your benefits by calling your insurance's customer service number or looking through your plan benefits to determine:

• The number of massage sessions covered by your plan, and find out whether these are combined with other benefits (some plans cover a certain number of combined visits of PT and/or chiropractic and massage). I will track all the sessions you have with me; you will be responsible for tracking visits with other providers to be sure you don't accidentally go over the number of sessions covered by your plan each plan year
• Whether you have a copay for massage visits, and if so the dollar amount. This will be due at each appointment.
• If you do not have a copay, ask about your insurer's 'allowed amount' for massage and your deductible. I bill all insurance the same rate - $140 - but many plans only allow a portion of this. Until you meet your annual deductible, you will be responsible for paying the 'allowed amount.' After you meet your deductible, depending on your plan, you will mostly likely pay 10%-20% of that 'allowed amount' as 'co-insurance'.

This may seem like a lot of hassle, but I have found it very useful to have clarity about coverage and costs ahead of time, rather than to have unexpected limits to coverage or unanticipated costs come up after the fact.

Obtain a prescription

See your primary care provider or chiropractor about the concern(s) you would like support with and obtain a prescription for massage if appropriate. Be sure they include diagnosis code(s). I require this for all insurance clients so that we have a record of medical necessity. Some insurers will say they do not require a prescription, but I still do.