Prep for Your First Visit
What happens during the first visit?
Your first visit includes some administrative details, a review of your health history, a comprehensive interview and assessment, treatment, and recommendations for follow-up if needed. This first visit usually takes 90-120 minutes. Follow-up visits are 60 minutes.
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After going over your administrative forms,
I will review your health history and conduct a detailed intake interview to better understand your health concerns, and to determine how I can best help you. Along with some standard diagnostic measurements like temperature and blood pressure, I will also take your pulse and look at your tongue to complete the examination.
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Once my examination is complete, you’ll get settled on the massage table and I will swab each of the points where I intend to insert a needle with an alcohol pad. Needles are inserted in a specific sequence and remain inserted for a minimum of 20 minutes, depending on whether other techniques are needed. The treatment is completed after I remove all the needles.
Does it hurt?
Will I have to take my clothes off?
What else do I need to know?
Do you take insurance?
Because of the administrative and labor costs associated with processing insurance, I am not able to take insurance at this time. The time and money I save in not billing and following up with insurance companies I can pass on to you. I offer everyone my Time of Service rates when their accounts are paid in full on each visit. I also offer a special New Patient package, so please ask me for details if you're interested.
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As a courtesy, I can prepare a Superbill or detailed invoice that you can submit for reimbursement to your insurance, or through a Health or Flexible Savings Account.
