Click on the Schedule Consultation button below to choose an appointment time for your Initial Consultation. Many insurance plans cover both in-person and telehealth services for Medical Nutrition Therapy/Preventative Benefits and you will have the option of choosing which appointment type works best for you. Credit Card information will be collected when making your appointment and will only be charged in the event of a cancellation in less than 48 hours of scheduled appointment time, if the visit is not covered by insurance or if the visit requires a co-pay. There is no charge to switch from an In-Person appointment to a Telehealth appointment within 24 hours of the scheduled appointment time. If you require an appointment time that is not currently available, please call 212-589-8902 and I will try to accommodate your request.
We will be in touch if there are any issues with your level of insurance coverage.
If you would like to speak to your insurance company about your Medical Nutrition Therapy or Preventative Benefits, please review the following information in order to determine which services are covered under your plan.
After reaching out to your insurance company’s patient benefits department, inquire if you have coverage for CPT codes 97802 & 97803. If they say you do not have coverage using those CPT codes NEXT ask them to check your coverage for the following CPT codes: 99401, 99402, 99403 and 99404 or S9470.
If your policy covers CPT codes 99401 – 99404 the co-pay is often not applicable as these are known as Preventative Benefits. If your policy includes Preventative Benefits there is typically no cost-share/co-pay associated with the visit.
Most insurance companies consider Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionists a specialist making your specialist co-pay applicable. Specialty co-pays would be noted on front of your insurance card. However, if your policy covers Preventative Benefit codes 99401 – 99404 then the specialist co-pay is often not applicable.
In the event you have a cost-share/co-pay we will initially bill your insurance company directly. Once we receive the EOB describing your responsibility as the patient, we will bill the credit card on file for the amount noted under “patient responsibility”.
Other questions to ask your insurance company when verifying your nutrition benefits:
Do I need a referral to see a Dietitian?
Are my diagnoses covered on my particular plan?
How many visits per calendar year do I receive?
Do I have a cost-share/co-pay for these services?
Is there an associated cost if I choose to a telehealth visit versus in-person visit?
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