Billing and Insurance
Payment Terms
- Payment is due when services are rendered (unless you have qualified insurance plan).
- This office accepts payment in cash, check*, Discover, Visa or MasterCard.
Health Insurance
- We accept assignment for Vision
Service Plan, Cook
Inc., and GE.
Those insurance providers pay us directly. We also accept assignment for Medicare; however, routine vision care is not covered. With any other insurance plans, you must pay in full. A statement will be provided for you to file with your insurance claim form. - Deductibles must be paid in full. After that, patient percentages or co-pays will be accepted.
- Exclusions or non-covered services must be paid in full by the patient.
- Claim denials—for any reason—by insurance company are patient’s responsibility.
- Credit balance or overpayment will be reimbursed to patient—or if patient prefers, credit balance can be applied to future services.
- Resubmissions of lost/unprocessed claims will be traced and refilled once by this office.
- Disputes—this office is not responsible for any claim disputes with insurance company.
- Patient is ultimately responsible for the total balance due in case of underpayment, non-payment, or out-of-network payment by insurance company.
Authorization
You authorize this office to release any information pertinent to your case to your insurance company in order to facilitate claims processing and collect payment under this authorization/assignment.