Policies & Fees

My usual patient hours are --
     Monday: 3:30pm-7:30pm
     Tuesday: 8:30am-5:30pm
     Thursday: 8:30am-5pm

All fees listed are to be rendered at the time of treatment.

Fees for 2012 will remain the same as they were for 2011.

The initial visit is 2 hours. We’ll spend about an hour reviewing your medical history and discussing your current symptoms, and I’ll do some traditional Oriental assessments, such as feeling your pulses and abdomen, and looking at your alignment, your tongue and ears. The second hour is your first treatment. The fee is $185.

Regular follow-up visits are scheduled for 75 minutes so we have time to update any changes or discuss what’s new, as well as have a full treatment. The fee is $70.

Patients who have complex cases or multiple unrelated* problems, or those who continually run over a 75-minute appointment, may need a 90-minute appointment. Established patients who have not been seen in the past 6 months will need a 90-minute appointment. The fee is $84.

The treatment fee covers all procedures I think need doing, whether acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, cupping, gua sha, or instruction in diet, stretching or meditation.

Other fees:
Two members of the same family, 2 hr bloc: $130
Second regular treatment in the same calendar week, 60 min: $56
Short treatment, 25 min: $40
Phone consultation, $60/hour; $15 per 15 minutes.
Shiatsu massage, 50 min: $60: 80 min: $85
Missed appointment (no show, no call): $70
First last-minute rescheduling: no charge
Subsequent last-minute rescheduling: $45
Bounced check: $35
Detailed receipt with insurance codes: $5
Dealing with your insurance company, lawyer or other payor: $80/hour; $20 per 15 minutes.
Fees billed to a third party (not paid at time of treatment): $235 initial assessment (2-hr visit); $86 regular follow-up (75 min), $104 extended follow-up (90 min), $68 second treatment in the same week (60 min), $48 short treatment (25 min).
Medicinal herbs: prices vary; a one-week supply is usually in the $8-15 range.

Please give 24 hours notice to reschedule your appointment. Less than 24 hours notice constitutes “last minute.” Chronic last-minute rescheduling or missed appointments may result in me asking you to prepay for your next appointment.
Both new and established patients can use this link to make an appointment.

Snow Days: I don’t live far from my office, and rarely cancel appointments due to weather. You should do what you need to do in order to feel safe. If it’s snowing heavily (or freezing rain, or 30 below), and you call to reschedule your appointment with less than 24 hours notice, there is no charge.

I usually waive the rescheduling fee when you have an emergency. But please call me before your appointment time.

If I need to cancel your appointment with less than 24 hours notice, I may give your next treatment at reduced rate.

*But remember, what’s unrelated in Western medicine may be connected in Oriental medicine. Facial acne, stomach upset and knee pain may all come from a Stomach Meridian imbalance -- so it’s all the same thing!