Rates and Insurance

SELF PAY Rates

$200 Initial session 75 minutes

$160 Follow-up sessions 60 minutes

Sliding scale fees are available if needed. Please contact me for more information.

Billing and Insurance Coverage

I am currently in network with:

  • Aetna

    • Aetna Choice® POS II (Open Access)

    • Aetna PPO

    • Elect Choice EPO

    • Elect Choice EPO (Open Access)

    • HMO

  • Cigna

    • Choice Fund Open Access Plus

    • Choice Fund PPO

    • Cigna Open Access Plus In-Network

    • Cigna PPO

    • Open Access Plus

    • Medicare Advantage

    • Cigna HMO

    • Local Plus

  • MetroPlus

    • Enhanced (HARP) Plan

    • Essential Plan

    • Exchange Managed Long Term Care

    • MetroPlus Gold

    • MetroPlus GoldCare

  • 1199SEIU

    • Greater New York Benefit Fund

    • National Benefit Fund

    • National Benefit Fund for Home Care Employees – Plan A

    • National Benefit Fund for Home Care Employees – Plan B

Depending on the plan and the patient some common scenarios I see with nutrition coverage are as follows:

1199

  • Good coverage

Cigna

  • 3 visits max

  • 3 visits max plus additional visits if the patient has a referral or documentation of a medical condition (PCOS, Diabetes, High Cholesterol, BMI* related conditions, etc.). *For insurance purposes only; I have not found it useful to use BMI as a health indicator and problematic to focus solely on BMI and/or weight.

  • No visit limit

Aetna

  • Mostly good coverage, but most likely to deal with copays and deductibles

  • 10 visit max for “Healthy diet counseling”

  • 26 visit max for “Obesity counseling”

Metro Plus

  • Good coverage

Out of Network

  • For out of network patients, a super bill will be provided upon request

  • Even though I am out of network, some insurance plans may cover nutrition services (UHC has covered some sessions in the past)

Checking coverage for nutrition services:

  • I work closely with a billing company to check your nutrition related benefits and provide a cost estimation to you as best as possible. However we cannot 100% confirm the cost to you until the insurance claim is processed. There are times we are told one thing, but then something changes as the claim is processed despite our best efforts upfront. If there is a discrepancy, we will call again to try and figure out what happened.

  • If you would like to check with your insurance company before reaching out to me, please see a script you may use to obtain the insurance information here.

Cancellation Policy

Please be mindful that I cannot bill your insurance for time we are not meeting face to face either in person or over Zoom. Please let me know at least 24 hours in advance if you need to reschedule or leave our session earlier than planned so I can plan accordingly. I understand that life happens and sometimes cancellations or rescheduling 24 hours in advance may not be possible once in a while.​

If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please do so by contacting me via email or phone at least 24 hours in advance of your appointment time. Appointments not canceled within this timeframe will be charged a flat fee of $25 dollars.​

LATENESS Policy

Appointments will be held for 15 minutes. If you arrive within this time period, you will be seen, but your appointment time may not be extended. After 15 minutes, you will be charged a flat fee of $25 dollars.

SCHEDULING

Appointments may be scheduled by email (preferred), phone or online here.

Contact

Questions? Please contact me for further information.