Insurance & Billing
Insurance
Before your appointment, we encourage you to call member services to confirm we are in network with your insurance company. We are in-network providers for the following insurance plans:
Aetna - PPO (except Better Health)
Anthem BCBS (except Health Keepers)
Carefirst BCBS - PPO, POS (except Community Health)
Cigna (except Surefit, Local Plus, Connect)
Federal Employee Program BCBS
United Healthcare (except UHC Community, Exchange, Dual Complete)
GEHA (United Healthcare) UHIS
Medicare
Medicare Humana PPO
Some policies require a referral from your primary care provider so that your insurance covers the visit. Sometimes, a referral may be needed for every visit or for procedures. Please have the referral faxed to our office at (703) 881-9135 prior to your appointment. If you fail to bring a referral, we will need to cancel your appointment. You MUST have a referral if you have one of the following insurances:
Aetna EPO, Managed Choice POS
Carefirst HMO Blue Choice
Cigna EPO
United Healthcare Optimum Choice Plan
All HMO Plans
If we are out-of-network with your insurance or you do not have insurance, we are still happy to see you as a Self Pay patient (general pricing listed below). Please note that we do not submit claims to insurances that we do not accept.
Self Pay
If you do not have insurance, or we are out-of-network with your insurance, you can be seen as a Self Pay patient. Medical office visits range from $170-220 depending on the complexity of your visit. Procedures (like biopsies and surgeries) can start at $100, but we will always present you with a quote before performing any procedures. Payment is collected at the time of your visit.
Biopsies, Blood Tests, Cultures
To best take care of you, we sometimes will need to perform biopsies, cultures for infection, and blood tests. These specimens are sent to third-party labs for processing. These labs will bill your insurance for their fees. If your insurance requires the use of a specific lab, you must notify us prior to your visit.
Cosmetic Procedures
Many dermatological procedures are considered "not medically necessary". Thus, they are not covered by your insurance company. During your visit, we will always inform you if a visit or procedure is "not medically necessary" and quote you before the visit or procedure is performed.
Examples of such visits include:
Cosmetic consultations
Removal of benign growths like skin tags and seborrheic keratoses
Removal of benign dark spots and sun damage
All botox, filler, laser, and microneedling procedures