How fees work

Insurance we work with

Verdant is out of network with insurance plans, so you pay the practice directly and can ask your plan to reimburse you. Dr. Wakefield does not bill Medicare or Medicaid. If you want a clinician who does, tell her and she will help you look. The dietitian partner has her own practice and her own billing, and plans often cover nutrition counseling less than therapy, so ask her office and your plan before a first visit.

If you pay yourself

You get the fee for a session in writing before you book. A limited number of reduced-fee sessions are held each month; ask when you write. Dr. Wakefield asks for 24 hours' notice to cancel or move a session.

Receipts for reimbursement

Each month Dr. Wakefield sends an itemized receipt, called a superbill, that you can send to your plan. It carries a diagnosis code, which your plan will see. Your plan decides whether it pays you back and how much.

An estimate in advance

If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before you start, and Dr. Wakefield gives you a written estimate in advance. If a bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract. You can read more at cms.gov/nosurprises.

Checking your benefits

Before your first session Dr. Wakefield will go through your plan's out-of-network benefits with you if you ask, and tell you what to ask your plan. She cannot promise what a plan will pay.