How fees work
The answers to what nearly everyone asks before a first session.
Insurance we work with
Thaw is in network with some commercial plans and out of network with the rest. Ask which group yours is in before you book. We do not take Medicare or Medicaid. Nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian is a separate service, and many plans cover it only with a medical diagnosis or limit the visits, so ask your plan before you add one.
In network with some commercial plans
Out of network with the rest
No Medicare or Medicaid
Dietitian visits are often covered only with a diagnosis
If you pay yourself
If you pay yourself, you pay at the end of each session by card, including HSA and FSA cards. There is no contract and no payment in advance. The fee depends on the length of the session: 60 minutes for the first, 50 for the rest. Your fee is given to you in writing before you start. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are open; ask how to request one. We ask for 24 hours' notice to change an appointment.
Receipts for reimbursement
Each month we give you an itemized receipt (a superbill) with the dates and the kind of session, to send to your plan, which may reimburse part of out-of-network care. It carries a diagnosis code your plan can see. Your plan decides whether it pays anything; ask it before you start.
An estimate in advance
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a written estimate of what your care will cost before you start. We give you one before the first session. If the final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
Your rights, at cms.gov/nosurprisesChecking your benefits
For the plans we are in network with, we check your benefits before the first session and tell you what we find. For any other plan, call it first and ask about out-of-network outpatient mental health benefits.
What the first visit includes
The first session is 60 minutes. Dalila explains how she works, the limits of confidentiality and the possible risks and benefits of therapy, and she listens. No one weighs you or asks for a number.
Your first session
If you also see a dietitian
What insurance usually covers for nutrition
Therapy and nutrition counseling are billed separately, and plans treat them differently.
Often only with a diagnosis
Many plans cover visits with a registered dietitian only when a doctor has made a medical diagnosis.
Visits can be limited
Plans that do cover nutrition counseling often limit how many visits you can have in a year.
Ask your plan first
Call before you book and ask about nutrition counseling. We can share names of registered dietitians in the Concord area.
