Billing

Co-pays & Up To Date Insurance Information

Co-payment and Keeping Insurance Information Up To Date: Our contracts with the insurance companies require us to collect co-pays at the time of service.  We will bill all health insurance companies that we are contracted with as long as you provide the correct billing information (a copy of your card works best).  If you do not have a co-pay listed, you will be required to pay $30 at the time of service. We suggest you call the number on the back of your card and know your co-pay and deductible amount.  It is your responsibility to know your coverage, please make sure you have us listed as your primary provider, and be sure our office is contracted with your insurance. If your Insurance is updated or changed, it is your responsibility to inform us. If we bill old information,  this frequently causes a several month delay in payment and a re-billing fee might apply.  

Annual Preventative & Medicare Wellness Appointments: It is our clinic's policy to collect a co-pay at the annual Preventative physical and Medicare Wellness visits as frequently we are  discussing much more than just immunizations and preventative screenings, which does warrant an additional E&M office visit code be applied to your account.  We find it very valuable to be comprehensive and intentionally touch on all chronic conditions once annually so they do not get lost to follow up, get any Rx refills lined up for the year after making sure all are still important & safe  in your care, review labs together in detail addressing abnormals at that time, and in some cases ordering new diagnostic tests or referrals.  To accomplish this level of detail to your care we set aside much longer appointments, and this frequently saves you from being asked  to come back for a separate appointment to manage these other conditions!   If no additional medical conditions or concerns are addressed outside of preventative wellness screening and review, then your copay will remain as a credit on your account and be applied to your next visit!

3rd Party Claims:  If you are involved in a civil suit, auto, home or business owner’s accident and are seeking payment from the responsible party, we expect payment at the time of service. We do not bill the responsible party’s insurance or attorney for your services in these situations due to the length of time it takes to settle these claims. We will provide you a copy of your statement so you can bill the responsible party.