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Appointments
Cosmetic/Aesthetics Appointments
A $50 fee will be charged at the initial
consultation. Payment is expected at the time of
your consultation. Methods of payment accepted are
cash, check, Visa, Mastercard and American
Express.
Insurance
Your time is important to you and to us. One of
our objectives at our clinic is to get you in,
taken care of and on your way as quickly as
possible. Getting your insurance information into
us prior to your visit will avoid delays
associated with insurance verification.
Your insurance company or Medicare will only cover
procedures that are medically necessary. In most
cases benign lesions are generally not covered by your
carrier. If you want these growths removed, we
will be happy to do it on a fee-for-service basis.
Check with your doctor or our front office staff
for the cost of these procedures before you have
them treated. Our objective is to avoid any
surprises for you at check out.
In some cases, we are unable to verify insurance
prior to your appointment and prior to your
checkout, or your insurance carrier will not
provide us with information on the amount of
deductibles that you have met. In these
incidences, we must collect the full amount of
your charges or your deductibles at the time of
service. In the event your insurance carrier pays
us for these services, our mean time to refund
such amounts is 30 days from the date of service.
If your coverage requires a referral and you or
your insurer does not provide one at the time of
your visit, we must collect the full amount of
your charges at the time of service. Again should
a refund situation arise, we will return any
overpaid funds within 30 days from the date of
service.
Co-pays and Deductibles
Remember that payment for all co-pays and
deductibles is due at the time of your
appointment.
Co-pays for office visits are usually higher for
specialists versus primary-care physicians. So
check with your insurance carrier to determine if
you have a higher co-pay for specialists.
If one of our physicians performs any minor
in-office procedures, your insurance company will
consider it an office surgery. Such
outpatient surgeries and procedures are often
subject to separate co-pays and/or deductibles.
Again, check with your insurance carrier to
determine how your benefits apply.
Adolescent Patients
If your child is under the age of 18, a parent or
legal guardian must accompany the child to their
first appointment. If your child arrives without a
parent or legal guardian present, their
appointment will be rescheduled.
Cancellation Policy
We respectfully request that you cancel your
scheduled appointment by phone or e-mail a minimum
of 24 hours in advance. That way the open slot can
be filled with someone else who may need an
appointment.
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