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HOW TO UTILIZE YOUR INSURANCE BENEFITS WITH A NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN By Dr. Jenna Dye, Naturopathic reimbursement. This may be a mail-in Arizona. If you do not carry private Physician form or a form you fill out online with insurance or do not have lab work or uploaded documentation and receipts. imaging coverage, there are cash pay

Board certified and licensed The reimbursement amount will depend options available depending on your Naturopathic Physicians in the on your specific plan. specific needs. state of Arizona are not typically contracted with insurance companies HSA/FSA: Specialty labs such as Food Sensitivity and therefore do not accept insurance Some plans offer a Health Spending IgG testing, Comprehensive Stool for office visits. The good news is that Account (HSA) or Flex Spending Analysis and others are not covered by many patients are able to utilize some Account (FSA). These accounts can insurance and are either paid at the time of their insurance benefits. I always be used to pay for Naturopathic visits of purchase or directly to the specific recommend that patients contact their at the time of service and may also specialty laboratory. insurance company prior to visits to be used for nutritional supplement To inquire more regarding possible inquire about possible coverage. purchases. Any extra documentation MEDICARE/MEDICAID AND insurance reimbursement options with can be provided, and approval will be STATE FUNDED INSURANCE: a Naturopathic Physician please call OUT OF NETWORK CLAIMS: dependent on your specific plan. Naturopathic Physicians are not our office at 480-448-8888. Many insurance companies may con- eligible to be providers with Medicare/ sider Naturopathic Physicians as out- LABORATORY SERVICES AND Medicaid. Due to this, we are not Dr. Jenna Dye is a licensed of-network providers. Some insurance IMAGING: able to provide any coverage to those Naturopathic Physician. Her role is to companies may be able to reimburse If you have private insurance and who have these insurance plans. support the body’s inherent ability to you for partial or all of your visits with your particular plan covers routine lab Unfortunately, there are no options restore and maintain optimal health. proper documentation. At the time of work and/or imaging, Naturopathic for possible reimbursement with these Together with her patients, this is your visit, you will be provided with Physicians are able to order particular plans either. In this situation, labs can achieved by identifying and removing the necessary forms which include CPT laboratory testing and imaging through be ordered at cash pay laboratories for barriers that may be impacting health and diagnostic codes. You can submit your insurance. Sonora Quest and reasonable pricing. The same is true while creating a healing environment. these forms along with your receipt to LabCorp are usually the preferred labs for anyone with state funded insurance For more information visit www. your insurance company for possible for most insurance companies here in such as AHCCCS. drjennadye.com.